who wrote modern chivalry the first american novel to portray life during the revolutionary war era
American literature Of the picaresque genre, Hugh Henry Brackenridge published Modern Chivalry in 1792-1815; Tabitha Gilman Tenney wrote Female Quixotism: Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventure of Dorcasina Sheldon in 1801; Royall Tyler wrote The Algerine Captive in 1797.[7]
Stephen Decatur Although he died at a relatively young age, Decatur helped determine the direction of the new nation and played a significant role establishing its identity.[197] For his heroism in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812 Decatur emerged as an icon of American naval history and was roundly admired by most of his contemporaries as well as the citizenry: