"The most impressive by-product of the War of 1812 was a heightened nationalism – the spirit of nation-consciousness or national oneness" (Bailey & Kennedy 240). This upsurge of nationalistic feelings came about as a result of many different ingredients; partly from several victories...

As readers it is our opportunity to compare and contrast the transcendental aspect prevalent in both Henry David Thoreau's Walden and John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Both books are fine examples of American literature at its greatest. They are also excellent examples of the Transcendental Phi...