American Colonial Prose: John Smith to Thomas JeffersonMary Ann Radzinowicz Mary Ann Radzinowicz's volume comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. All the texts are permeated by a strong historical consciousness. Indeed five of the ten writers selected called their writing 'histories'. What we see emerging from the writers is a particular American identity, full of idealism and a strong emotional commitment to ideas, culminating in the Declaration of Independence and the metamorphosis of America from colony to nation. Professor Radzinowicz has written a substantial introduction to the volume in which she provides a history of the thirteen colonies, exploring the social, theological, intellectual and political expectations of the early settlers. This volume will be indispensable reading for students of American literature and history. |
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Contents
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH The Generall Historie | 41 |
GOVERNOR WILLIAM BRADFORD The History | 61 |
MARY ROWLANDSON The Sovereignty and Goodness | 79 |
SARAH KEMBLE KNIGHT The Private Journal of | 123 |
WILLIAM BYRD II History of the Dividing Line | 142 |
JONATHAN EDWARDS Personal Narrative | 177 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Autobiography of Benjamin | 190 |
PATRICK TAILFER HUGH ANDERSON | 238 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON Autobiography The Declaration | 255 |
Notes | 274 |
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