Early American Writing

by Giles Gunn (Editor)

This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 0140390871.

Drawing materials from journals and diaries, political documents and religious sermons, prose and poetry, Giles Gunn's anthology provides a panoramic survey of early American life and literature--including voices black and white, male and female, Hispanic, French, and Native American.

Genres: History, Classics, Read For School, American

629 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[Paige Hettinger · Rating 3 out of 5]

did not read all of this, only selections for class, but sure did read a lot and enough to add it

[Andrea Renfrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this while I taught my kiddo Early American history this year. It's always nice to have more grown up material to satiate my thirst for knowledge while she and I read the children's biographies together. I'm adding this to her required reading for highschool.

[Karen Jorgensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took a while, but I learned a thing or two! 😉

[Rachel Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty neat to see the American Ideals develop from their earliest beginnings. A great selection, I think, of early American works- Captivity Stories, Slave Narratives, Religious Autobiographies, Letters, Sermons, Presidential Addresses, and so on.

[Gary McDowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. Such a rich history.