... people could discover those laws through the use of their reason. This new belief then combined common sense with ideas from European thinkers. From this mixtures of outlooks came a very triumphant time in American life, encouraging writers such as Benjamin Franklin, author of his masterpiece, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Other famous writers of this time include Thomas Paine, who wrote THE ... FALLS. Holmes is known for the poem OLD IRONSIDES. The TRANSCENDENTALISM PERIOD existed from 1803-1882. The transcendentalists, writers of this period, optimistically believed in human perfectibility. Their...

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