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Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. All rights reserved.  \nRosen Educational Services materials copyright © 2011 Rosen Educational Services, LLC. All rights reserved.  \nDistributed exclusively by Rosen Educational Services.  \nFor a listing of additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles, call toll free (800) 237-9932. First Edition  \nBritannica Educational Publishing  \nMichael I. Levy: Executive Editor  \nJ.E. Luebering: Senior Manager Manager  \nMarilyn L. Barton: Senior Coordinator, Production Control  \nSteven Bosco: Director, Editorial Technologies  \nLisa S. Braucher: Senior Producer and Data Editor  \nYvette Charboneau: Senior CopyEditor  \nKathy Nakamura: Manager, Media Acquisition  \nAdam Augustyn: Assistant Manager and Assistant Editor, Literature  \nRosen Educational Services Jeanne Nagle: Senior Editor  \nJoanne Randolph: Editor  \nNelson Sá: Art Director  \nCindy Reiman: Photography Director  \nMatthew Cauli: Designer, Cover Design Introduction by Greg Roza  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nAmerican literature from 1600 through the 1850s / edited by Adam Augustyn.— 1st ed.  \n[p. cm. --](p. cm. --) (The Britannica guide to world literature)  \n“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-1-61530-233-8 (eBook)  \n1. American literature—17th century—History and criticism.  \n2. American literature—18th century—History and criticism.  \n3. American literature—19th century—History and criticism.  \n4. American literature—17th century—Bio-bibliography.  \n5. American literature—18th century—Bio-bibliography.  \n6. American literature—19th century—Bio-bibliography.  \n7. Authors, American—17th century—Biography.  \n8. Authors, American—18th century—Biography.  \n9. Authors, American—19th century—Biography. I. Augustyn, Adam, 1979-PS185.A395 2011  \n810.9—dc22  \n2010004573  \nOn the cover: American literature was entering a renaissance period by the time the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (left) and Walt Whitman were published in the mid 1800s. 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