History, Abolition, and the Ever-Present Now in Antebellum American WritingHistory, Abolition, and the Ever Present Now in Antebellum American Writing examines the meaning and possibilities of the present and its relationship to history and historicity in a number of literary texts; specifically, the writings of several figures in antebellum US literary history some, but not all of whom, associated with the period's romantic movement. Focusing on nineteenth century writers who were impatient for social change, like those