B. Cairns, "History of American Literature"
(1912), W. P. Trent and J. Erskine, "Great American Writers"
(1912), and W. Riley, "American Thought" (1915). The most recent
and authoritative account is to be found in "The Cambridge
History of American Literature," 3 volumes edited by Trent,
Erskine, Sherman, and Van Doren.
The best collection of American prose and verse is E. C. Stedman
and E. M. Hutchinson's "Library of American Literature," 11
volumes (1888-1890). For verse alone, see E. C. Stedman, "An
American Anthology" (1900), and W. C. Bronson, "American Poems,"
1625-1892 (1912). For criticism of leading authors, note W. C.
Brownell, "American Prose Masters" (1909), and Stedman, "Poets of
America" (1885). Chapters 1-3. Note W. Bradford, "Journal"
(1898), J. Winthrop, "Journal" (1825, 1826), also "Life and
Letters" by R. C. Winthrop, 2 volumes (1863), G. L. Walker,
"Thomas Hooker" (1891), O. S. Straus, "Roger Williams" (1894),
Cotton Mather, "Diary," 2 volumes (1911, 1912), also his "Life"
by Barrett Wendell (1891), Samuel Sewall, "Diary," 3 volumes
(1878).
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