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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... called him in again , but he made a stand ; so they called him with greater earnestness ; but he stood reeling and wavering as if he knew not whether he should stand or fall , or which way to go . Then they called him with exceeding ...
... called him in again , but he made a stand ; so they called him with greater earnestness ; but he stood reeling and wavering as if he knew not whether he should stand or fall , or which way to go . Then they called him with exceeding ...
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... called Jacob ; but on board the African Snow , I was called Michael . I had been some time in this miserable forlorn , and much dejected state , without having any one to talk to , which made my life a burden , when the kind and unknown ...
... called Jacob ; but on board the African Snow , I was called Michael . I had been some time in this miserable forlorn , and much dejected state , without having any one to talk to , which made my life a burden , when the kind and unknown ...
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... called " allegories of the heart . " Another collection of his short sto- ries , Mosses from an Old Manse , was published in 1846 , but it too earned him lit- tle money , and Hawthorne again called on politically powerful friends to ...
... called " allegories of the heart . " Another collection of his short sto- ries , Mosses from an Old Manse , was published in 1846 , but it too earned him lit- tle money , and Hawthorne again called on politically powerful friends to ...
Contents
Columbuss Letter Describing His First Voyage | 15 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | 22 |
FROM A Description of New England | 36 |
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