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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... carried my poor wounded Babe upon a horse ; it went moaning all along , I shall die , I shall die . I went on foot after it , with sorrow that cannot be exprest . At length I took it off the horse , and carried it in my armes till my ...
... carried my poor wounded Babe upon a horse ; it went moaning all along , I shall die , I shall die . I went on foot after it , with sorrow that cannot be exprest . At length I took it off the horse , and carried it in my armes till my ...
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... carried me so far that I even had the refusal of several farms , —the refusal was all I wanted , —but I never got my fingers burned by actual possession . The nearest that I came to actual possession was when I bought the Hollowell ...
... carried me so far that I even had the refusal of several farms , —the refusal was all I wanted , —but I never got my fingers burned by actual possession . The nearest that I came to actual possession was when I bought the Hollowell ...
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... carried in a cart By the women of Marblehead ! Through the street , on either side , Up flew windows , doors swung wide ; Sharp - tongued spinsters , old wives gray , Treble lent the fish - horn's bray . Sea - worn grandsires , cripple ...
... carried in a cart By the women of Marblehead ! Through the street , on either side , Up flew windows , doors swung wide ; Sharp - tongued spinsters , old wives gray , Treble lent the fish - horn's bray . Sea - worn grandsires , cripple ...
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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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