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The Tea Party Movement and the Mythologization of the Founding Fathers: An analysis of the statements of Tea Party endorsed politicians Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin - Softcover

Kraus, Laura

 
9783346825520: The Tea Party Movement and the Mythologization of the Founding Fathers: An analysis of the statements of Tea Party endorsed politicians Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin

Synopsis

Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject History - America, grade: 1,7, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institute for English and American Studies), course: Remembering the Revolution, language: English, abstract: To assess the Tea Party Movement's appropriation of the historically incorrect myth of the Founding Fathers, it is of importance to question why Palin and Cruz mythologize these historical figures and to not only explore the effects of this deification on Tea Partiers and sympathizers but also how it reinforces incorrect convictions about the Founders in American culture.

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