... spirit, and a sense of boudnlessness. Allen was used to represent the spirit of the west and taming of the frontier. Mellville was trying to reach the public with a message of solidarity. He believed that by reminding Americans of all the things that made the country great, they would come together and the war would not be so inevitable. Just as Israel ... ...

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