A Short Literary History of the United States offers an introduction to American Literature for students who want to acquaint themselves with the most important

A Short Literary History of the United States offers an introduction to American Literature for students who want to acquaint themselves with the most important

How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world

A New Literary History of America contains essays on topics from the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of th

From a National Book Award winner: “A Short History of the United States may be brief, but it is wise, eloquent, and authoritative.” —Jon Meacham, Pulitze