American Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...included excellent writers, among them Thomas...first professional American novelist, Charles...coveted by every aspiring American writer and was first achieved...attention by presenting American folk stories, and...who won the hearts of Americans with glib, moralizing...impression upon their native land and upon Europe...