A Journey Through American Literature

• Ideal text for students and general readers seeking a brief, easy-to-read survey of American literature
• Written in clear-cut, accessible prose
• Features over 20 illustrations and a chronology charting the key events and works in America's literary history

Readership: Undergraduates, general readers; readers of journals like PMLA, American Literature, American Literary History, Studies in American Literary Naturalism, ESQ, and Leviathan.

Kevin J. Hayes, Professor of English, University of Central Oklahoma

Kevin J. Hayes is Professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma and the author of The Road to Monticello.

Acknowledgments
1. Beginnings
2. Travels
3. Autobiography
4. Narrative Voice and the Short Story
5. Poetry
6. The Drama of the Everyday
7. The Great American Novel
8. Endings
Timeline
Index