Wide open spaces

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I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before.

Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Topic

Escape Wide open spaces

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature Adventure novel

Language

English

Time

1884 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. London: Chatto & Windus, 1884, ch. 43.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, edited by R. Kent Rasmussen. Penguin Classics, 2014, ch. 43.

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above,
Don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
Don't fence me in.

Cole Porter

Don't Fence Me In

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Topic

Wide open spaces

Author

Cole Porter

Source

Don't Fence Me In

Medium

Song

Genre

Great American songbook

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Citation

"Don't Fence Me In." Hollywood Canteen. Directed by Delmer Daves, performed by Roy Rogers with the Sons of the Pioneers. Warner Bros., 1944.