the course of empire

Thomas Cole

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The Savage State

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The Arcadian State

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The Consummation of Empire

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Destruction

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Desolation

the course of empire
1833-1836

http://www.nyhistory.org/course-empire-thomas-cole
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Course_of_Empire

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