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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... river of Chickahominy , where hundreds of savages in divers places stood with baskets expecting his coming . And now [ with ] the winter approaching , the rivers became so covered with swans , geese , ducks , and cranes that we daily ...
... river of Chickahominy , where hundreds of savages in divers places stood with baskets expecting his coming . And now [ with ] the winter approaching , the rivers became so covered with swans , geese , ducks , and cranes that we daily ...
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... river at my own leisure . We had a pleasant day , the wind fair and moderate , and ran by Mount Hope , 20 so named by my father John Bartram , when he ascended this river , about fifteen years ago . It is a very high shelly bluff , upon ...
... river at my own leisure . We had a pleasant day , the wind fair and moderate , and ran by Mount Hope , 20 so named by my father John Bartram , when he ascended this river , about fifteen years ago . It is a very high shelly bluff , upon ...
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... river , contracting it here to about one hun- dred and fifty yards in width . . . . The evening was temperately cool and calm . The crocodiles began to roar and appear in uncommon numbers along the shores and in the river . I fixed my ...
... river , contracting it here to about one hun- dred and fifty yards in width . . . . The evening was temperately cool and calm . The crocodiles began to roar and appear in uncommon numbers along the shores and in the river . I fixed my ...
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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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