Nation of Letters: A Concise Anthology of American Literature

by Stephen Cushman (Editor), Paul Newlin (Editor)

Nation of Letters evokes the wisdom and artistic literary expression inherent in the American experience at its best. The editors have produced an anthology of manageable size and affordable length, one that can comfortably be carried to the classroom.
Beginning with Twain and Howells, the 127 selections include poetry, fiction, and essays, and span the decades through the poems of Ginsburg and Plath.

433 pages, Paperback

First published July 29, 1998

About the author

Stephen Cushman is Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at the University of Virginia.