Preface The Spirit of our First Literature Colonial Annalists and Historians Colonial Poetry Theological Writers Historical Outlines Literature of the Revolution Transition from Colony to Nation Orators and Statesmen of the Revolution The Poetry of the Revolution Miscellaneous Writers of the Revolution The Beginning of American Fiction The Background of History Literature of the Period Minor Fiction of the First National Period Minor Poetry Orators of the First National Period Miscellaneous Writers History of the Period Literary and Social Movements