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Each of these works were part of the "American Renaissance," which was a flowering of excellence in literature built upon ordinary life and themes common to Jacksonian democracy.

Each of these works were part of the "American Renaissance," which was a flowering of excellence in literature built upon ordinary life and themes common to Jacksonian democracy.

Herman Melville's ''Moby-Dick'' was not initially successful, and the praise for ''Leaves of Grass'' also grew over time.  Today a much-traveled bridge connecting Philadelphia to New Jersey across the Delaware River is named after Walt Whitman, and Melville's classic novel is a popular assignment in many English literature courses.

Herman Melville's ''Moby-Dick'' was not initially successful, and praise for ''Leaves of Grass'' was less initially than later.  Today a much-traveled bridge connecting Philadelphia to New Jersey across the Delaware River is named after Walt Whitman, and Melville's classic novel is a popular assignment in many English literature courses.

==President Franklin Pierce and the Kansas-Nebraska Act==

==President Franklin Pierce and the Kansas-Nebraska Act==