American Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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AMERICAN LITERATURE literature in English produced...by the first professional American novelist, Charles Brockden...coveted by every aspiring American writer and was first achieved...won attention by presenting American folk stories, and James...Longfellow , who won the hearts of Americans with glib, moralizing verse...