Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1George McMichael, Frederick C. Crews Represents the American literary works most respected by modern scholars. Volume I covers Christopher Columbus through Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. This book also emphasizes the contributions to the American literary canon made by women and minority authors. Extensive explanatory headnotes and footnotes link the works and authors of a period and provide readers with additional insights into each selection. New to this edition is an expanded presentation of Native American literature (myths, tales, autobiography, etc.). |
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... England was torn by dis- cord stirred up by radical reformers who continued the disputes that marked the Reformation . The Puritans and Pilgrims who settled in New England were extreme re- formers . They believed that the Church of ...
... England was torn by dis- cord stirred up by radical reformers who continued the disputes that marked the Reformation . The Puritans and Pilgrims who settled in New England were extreme re- formers . They believed that the Church of ...
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... England members who hoped to build a new life in America . They left England in September 1620. Sixty - five days later they sighted land at Cape Cod , Massachusetts . Weakened by exposure and sickness , and fearful of sailing over the ...
... England members who hoped to build a new life in America . They left England in September 1620. Sixty - five days later they sighted land at Cape Cod , Massachusetts . Weakened by exposure and sickness , and fearful of sailing over the ...
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... England sailed mine host in a Plymouth ship ( that came into the land to fish upon the coast ) that landed him safe in England at Plymouth ; and he stayed in England until the ordinary time for shipping to set forth for these parts ...
... England sailed mine host in a Plymouth ship ( that came into the land to fish upon the coast ) that landed him safe in England at Plymouth ; and he stayed in England until the ordinary time for shipping to set forth for these parts ...
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Columbuss Letter Describing His First Voyage | 15 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | 22 |
FROM A Description of New England | 36 |
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