Literary Reference Center
Bloom's Literary Reference Center
LitFinder
Facts on File American History
Electronic Books
American History Through Literature presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.
Useful Websites
- Poets.org
From the Academy of American Poets - American Writers Through History (C-Span)

- Outline of American Literature
Read about the eras first here!!! - PAL: Perspectives in American Literature

- American Authors: Works available online

- 200 Years of the American Novel

- Project Gutenberg - Free Online Books
Not all are American...make sure your author is American, and then search here! - UPenn's Online Books Page: Search
Not all American! - Google Books

- Archive.org: Text Archive
Download free books and texts. The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books.
Google: Web Search
Google Books
Book Search works just like web search. If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.






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