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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo


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NEW! Expanded Photo Program: Meaningful photos – historical photos, frontispieces to first editions, works of art, and more – are treated as visual texts: thought-provoking captions provide cultural context and amplify the authors’ commentary on literature.

NEW! Chronologies: Timelines introducing major historical periods and one complete timeline in a new Appendix help students put literature selections in context.

NEW! Additional Writers: Volume I now includes more women’s voices: Caroline Stansbury Kirkland, Fanny Fern, Alice Cary, and Rose Terry Cooke. Volume II adds works by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, Mary Austin, Frank Norris, Ellen Glasgow, Susan Glaspell, Claude McKay, Caroline Gordon, Mary Oliver, Jay Wright, Simon J. Ortiz, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Nash Candelaria, Annie Proulx, Don Delillo, Charles Johnson, Leslie Marmon Silko, Barbara Kingsolver, and Jhumpa Lahiri.