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Foregrounds and Apprenticeships: Dickinson & Whitman
This interdisciplinary site explores the relationships between Dickinson and her editor Higginson, and that between Whitman and Ralph W. Emerson. Includes ideas for investigations, a bibliography and many primary sources.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Horace Greeley
Brief biography of writer-politician-publisher Horace Greeley.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Brief biography of Texas historical writer includes helpful information regarding Texas history of the 19th century.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature 1840 1849
Compare the events of the country to the literature being produced at the time of the early 19th century.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots" by George Pope Morris
Text of the short story "The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots" by American author George Pope Morris. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Schoolmaster's Progress" by Caroline M. S. Kirkland
Text of the short story "The Schoolmaster's Progress" by Caroline M.S. Kirkland, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)