About the Book

Early writings about exploration and settlement of America, and discussion of the careers and writings of Edwards, Franklin, Paine, Jefferson, Taylor, Wigglesworth, the Mathers, Byrd, Hamilton, Brown, Freneau, Irving, Cooper, Bryant, and many others. The book traces the progress from writings about America by foreign observers to the emergence of belletristic literature by native Americans.

About the Author

Darrel Abel is a Purdue University Emeritus Professor of English. He was educated at the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan. Besides his career at Purdue he spent a year each at Freiburg University as a Fulbright professor and at the University of Saskatchewan as a visiting professor. He is the author of many articles and several books on American Literature.