Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 612 pages of information about Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader.

Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 612 pages of information about Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader.

  =_3._= Later miscellaneous writers.

  George Washington, 1732-1799
  249.  Natural advantages of Virginia.

  Matthew F. Maury, 1806-1873
  250.  The Mariner’s Guide across the Deep.
  251.  The Gulf Stream.

  O.M.  Mitchell, 1810-1862
  252.  The Great Unfinished Problems of the Universe.

  =_4._= Natural history, scenery, etc.

  William Bartram, 1739-1813
  253.  Scenes on the Upper Oconee, Georgia.
  254.  The Wood Pelican of Florida.

  Alex’r Wilson, 1766-1813
  255.  Nest of the Red-headed Woodpecker.
  256.  The White-headed, or Bald Eagle.

  Stephen Elliott, 1771-1830
  257.  Completeness and variety of Nature.

John J. Audubon, 1776-1851 258.  The Passenger Pigeon. 259.  Emigrants Removing Westward. 260.  Interest of Exploration in the Remote West.

  Daniel Drake, 1785-1852
  261.  Objects of the Western Mound Builders.

  John Bachman, 1790-1874
  262.  The Opossum.

  J.A.  Lapham, 1811-
  263.  The Smaller Lakes of Wisconsin.
  264.  Ancient Earthworks.

  Chas. W. Webber, 1819-1856
  265.  The Mocking Bird.

  Chas. Lanman, 1819-
  266.  Maple Sugar-Making among the Indians.

  Ephraim G. Squier, 1821-
  267.  Indian Pottery.

  =_5._= Writers of travel and adventure.

  Benj’n Silliman, 1779-1864
  268.  The Falls of Montmorenci.

  John L. Stephens, 1805-1852
  269.  Discovery of a Ruined City in the Woods.

  John C. Fremont, 1813-
  270.  Ascent of a Peak of the Rocky Mountains.
  271.  The Columbia River, Oregon.

  Elisha K. Kane, 1822-1857
  272.  Discovery of an Open Arctic Sea.

Bayard Taylor, 1825- 273.  Monterey, California. 274.  Approach to San Francisco. 275.  Swiss Scenery;—­a Battlefield;—­Picturesque Dwellings.

  =_6._= Novelists and writers of fiction.

  Chas. Brockden Brown, 1771-1810
  276.  The Yellow Fever in Philadelphia.

Washington Allston, 1779-1843 277.  Impersonation of the Power of Evil. 278.  On a Picture by Caracci. 279.  Originality of Mind.

  James K. Paulding, 1779-1860
  280.  Characteristics of the Dutch and German Settlers.
  281.  Abortive Towns.

Jas. Fenimore Cooper, 1789-1851 282.  The Shooting Match. 283.  Long Tom Coffin. 284.  Death of the Old Trapper in the Pawnee Village. 285.  Escape from the Wreck. 286.  Naval Results of the War of 1812.

  Catharine M. Sedgwick, 1789-1867
  287.  The Minister Condemning Vain Apparel.
  288.  Kosciusko’s Garden at West Point.

  John Neal, 1793-
  289.  The Nature of True Poetry.

John P. Kennedy, 1795-1870 290.  The Mansion at Swallow Barn. 291.  A Disappointed Politician. 292.  Wirt’s Style of Oratory.

  William Ware, 1797-1852
  293.  The Christian Martyr.

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