Literary grist: Simms's trips to Mississippi

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The three trips of William Gilmore Simms to Mississippi provided him with grist for his literary mill that would last a lifetime and would intrigue readers on both sides of the Atlantic, in the North and in South. The description of lost Indian legends and settlers' adventures is preserved, travelers' landmarks is described, and the beauty and desolation of the Mississippi wilderness is celebrated.

Management dynamics, Mississippi, Practice, Poets

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Simms, wordsworth, and "The Mysterious Teachings of the Natural World"

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"The Mysterious Teachings of the Natural World" are given by William Gilmore Simms and Wordsworth sharing a common significant theme, that is the power of nature not only to teach and nurture the soul, but also restore it from the enervating effects of industrialism, materialism, and utilitarianism. A detailed description of their views is discussed.

Nature, Educational aspects

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The Southern American Adam: Simm's alternative myth

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Southerner William Gilmore Simms's literature promotes a national myth, which is very different from his northern contemporaries. The different evolutions of the southern intellectual and literary imaginations from the colonial era to the violence of the Civil War are explored.

Criticism and interpretation, Politics in literature, Political literature, Political science literature

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