Book Eight contains four sections: "The World of Nature;" "The World of Adventure;" "The Great American Experiment; " and "Literature and Life in the Homeland ." "Part I" bursts with works celebrating nature by authors of outstanding excellence. "Part II" offers adventure stories by Poe, Noyes, Longfellow, and Masefield, among others. "Part III" powerfully acknowledges the debt owed to those who fought for freedom. "Part IV" describes American life...