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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... whole body , who are supposed to have the same concerns at stake which those have who appointed them , and who will act in the same manner as the whole body would act were they present . If the colony continue increasing , it will ...
... whole body , who are supposed to have the same concerns at stake which those have who appointed them , and who will act in the same manner as the whole body would act were they present . If the colony continue increasing , it will ...
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... whole region east of the Mississippi , must then have offered one vast expanse of woods , relieved by a comparatively narrow fringe of cultivation along the sea , dotted by the glittering surfaces of lakes , and intersected by the ...
... whole region east of the Mississippi , must then have offered one vast expanse of woods , relieved by a comparatively narrow fringe of cultivation along the sea , dotted by the glittering surfaces of lakes , and intersected by the ...
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... whole story . It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain ; but , once con- ceived , it haunted me day and night . Object there was none . Passion there was none . I loved the old man . He had never wronged me . He had ...
... whole story . It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain ; but , once con- ceived , it haunted me day and night . Object there was none . Passion there was none . I loved the old man . He had never wronged me . He had ...
Contents
Columbuss Letter Describing His First Voyage | 15 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | 22 |
FROM A Description of New England | 36 |
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