The American Tradition in Literature, Shorter

Ordered volume 1, got volume 2.

This book has a pretty good selection of literature. It is a great way for students or the general reader to gain a solid introduction to American literature. It also has footnotes and sections which help the reader understand the context in which the literature was developed (e.g. significant historical and cultural developments which likely influenced the author of a given selection). If you're a totally literature geek, this book probably isn't your thing as it often only contains excerpts on the longer pieces, but for the rest of us who just want to get a feel for the subject, it is great.

The American Traditional Literature volumn is a great book for those that are interested in poetry, short stories, or college students.This book illustrate the creativity of well known Authors of thier time. It will keep you in suspense until the end. Bpoole

Great text! I'm enjoying the course. Item showed up very quickly and in plenty of time for fall semester. Thank you!

I used this as a text book in high school and I still read it! I'm using it with my homeschooled children now.