early American
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Mustaine is revered as one of the pioneers of thrash metal, a subgenre that combines the breakneck velocity of early American hardcore bands such as Circle Jerks and Misfits with the precision and power of British metal groups like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.
From Los Angeles Times
These five writers spoke with The Wall Street Journal about their personal GOATs of early American literature, and why their long-ago works still resonate with them.
The result, “The Scarlet Letter,” is one of the great early American novels, and, if it should be any consolation to Hawthorne’s Puritan ancestors, I remember the story of “The Scarlet Letter,” the hypocrisy and misogyny of Dimmesdale, the great strength and integrity of Hester, and the compassion of its narrator much better than anything I learned on that trip.
“The Doctors’ Riot of 1788” centers on the New York incident but also tells the broader story of medicine in the early American republic, including quack cures and smallpox panics.
Other laws and commissions enacted in early American history similarly divided up power within the executive branch, limiting presidential control.
From Slate
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