The almighty dollar, that great object of universal veneration throughout our land.

Washington Irving

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Washington Irving

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The Creole Village

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

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United States

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Irving, Washington. "The Creole Village." Knickerbocker Magazine, 12 Nov. 1836.

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Alexis de Tocqueville
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1835 1830s 19th century
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Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 1, London: Saunders and Otley, 1835, ch. 18, pt. 6.

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James Flint

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James Flint
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Letter
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Time
1819 1810s 19th century
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Flint, James. Letter home. 28 June 1819.