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Check out the latest entry, the pleasure of its company. Today, she is known as one of the greatest poets in history with a corpus of nearly. Best historical fiction novels set in the united states from precolonial times to recent times. In the 1700s, as the colonist population grew, it became necessary to form a working.
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A new literary history of america harvard university press. American literature is literature written or produced in the united states of america and its preceding colonies for specific discussions of poetry and theater, see poetry of the united states and theater in the united states. American literature american literature the 18th century. And because there is such a wealth of authors writing american historical fiction, i limited each author to one entry. American literature library of congress rare books and.
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