Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader | Page 4

The Army at New Amsterdam. 180. A Mother's Memory. 181. Columbus a Prisoner. 182. Arrival of Columbus at Court. 183. A Time of Unexampled Prosperity. 184. Death and Burial of General Braddock. 185. Baron Steuben in the Revolutionary Army.
Richard H. Wilde, 1780-1847 186. Interest of Tasso's Life.
George Ticknor, 1791-1871 187. The Design of Cervantes in writing Don Quixote.
James Hall, 1793-1868 188. Description of a Prairie.
H.R. Schoolcraft, 1793-1864 189. The Chippewa Indian.
Edward Everett, 1794-1865 190. Astronomy for all Time. 191. Description of a Sunrise. 192. The Celtic Immigration.
Hugh S. Legaré. 1797-1843 193. The Study of the Ancient Classics. 194. Disadvantages of Colonial Life.
Francis L. Hawks, 1798-1866 195. Japan interesting in many Aspects.
George P. Marsh, 1801- 196. Method of learning English. 197. The Evergreens of Southern Europe.
George H. Calvert, 1803- 198. Estimate of Coleridge.
Ralph W. Emerson, 1803- 199. Influence of Nature. 200. The power of Childhood. 201. Advantage of working in harmony with Nature. 202. Rules for Reading.
John R. Bartlett, 1805- 203. Lynch Law at El Paso.
Nat'l P. Willis, 1807-1867 204. The American Abroad. 205. Character and Writings of James Hillhouse.
H.W. Longfellow, 1807- 206. The interrupted Legend.
Henry Reed, 1808-1854 207. Legendary Period of Britain.
C.M. Kirkland, 1808-1864 208. The Felling of a Great Tree. 209. The Bee Tree.
Margaret Fuller Ossoli 1810-1850 210. Carlyle characterized.
Oliver W. Holmes, 1809- 211. Consequences of exposing an old error. 212. Pleasures of Boating. 213. The unspoken Declaration. 214. Mechanics of Vital Action.
John Wm. Draper, 1810- 215. Truths in the ancient Philosophies. 216. Future Influence of America.
James R. Lowell, 1810- 217. New England two Centuries ago. 218. From an Essay on Dryden. 219. Love of Birds and Squirrels. 220. Chaucer's love of Nature.
Edgar A. Poe, 1811-1849 221. The Chiming of the Clock. 222. The Philosophy of Composition.
H.T. Tuckerman, 1813-1871 223. The Heart superior to the Intellect.
H.N. Hudson, 1814- 224. Instructive Character of Shakespeare's Works.
Mary H. Eastman. About 1817- 225. Lake Itasca, the Source of the Mississippi. 226. A Plea for the Indians.
Mary E. Moragne, 1815- 227. The Huguenot Town.
Richard H. Dana, Jr., 1815- 228. A Death at Sea.
Evert A. Duyckinck, 1816- 229. Newspapers.
Horace B. Wallace, 1817-1852 230. Art an Emanation of Religious Affection.
H.D. Thoreau, 1817-1862 231. Description of "Poke" or Garget, (Phytolacca Decandra). 232. Walden Pond. 233. Wants of the Age.
Elizabeth F. Ellett, 1818- 234. Escape of Mary Bledsoe from the Indians.
James J. Jarves, 1818- 235. The Art Idea.
Edwin P. Whipple, 1819- 236. Poets and Poetry of America.
J.T.L. Worthington, 1847- 237. The Sisters.
Alice Cary, 1820-1871 238. Clovernook, the End of the History.
Donald G. Mitchell, 1822- 239. A Talk about Porches.
Richard Grant White, 1822- 240. The Character of Shakespeare's Style.
Thos. W. Higginson, 1823- 241. Elegance of French Style.
Charles G. Leland, 1824- 242. Aspect of Nuremberg.
Geo. Wm. Curtis, 1824- 243. Under the Palms.
John L. McConnell, 1826- 244. The Early Western Politician.
Sarah J. Lippincott. About 1833 245. Death in Town, and in Country.
Francis Bret Harte, 1837- 246. Birth of a Child in a Miner's Camp.
Wm. D. Howells, 1837- 247. Snow in Venice.
Mary A. Dodge, 1838- 248. Scenery of the Upper Mississippi.
=_3._= LATER MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS.
George Washington, 1732-1799 249. Natural advantages of Virginia.
Matthew F. Maury, 1806-1873 250. The Mariner's Guide across the Deep. 251. The Gulf Stream.
O.M. Mitchell, 1810-1862 252. The Great Unfinished Problems of the Universe.
=_4._= NATURAL HISTORY, SCENERY, ETC.
William Bartram, 1739-1813 253. Scenes on the Upper Oconee, Georgia. 254. The Wood Pelican of Florida.
Alex'r Wilson, 1766-1813 255. Nest of the Red-headed Woodpecker. 256. The White-headed, or Bald Eagle.
Stephen Elliott, 1771-1830 257. Completeness and variety of Nature.
John J. Audubon, 1776-1851 258. The Passenger Pigeon. 259. Emigrants Removing Westward. 260. Interest of Exploration in the Remote West.
Daniel Drake, 1785-1852 261. Objects of the Western Mound Builders.
John Bachman, 1790-1874 262. The Opossum.
J.A. Lapham, 1811- 263. The Smaller Lakes of Wisconsin. 264. Ancient Earthworks.
Chas. W. Webber, 1819-1856 265. The Mocking Bird.
Chas. Lanman, 1819- 266. Maple Sugar-Making among the Indians.
Ephraim G. Squier, 1821- 267. Indian Pottery.
=_5._= WRITERS OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.
Benj'n Silliman, 1779-1864 268. The Falls of Montmorenci.
John L. Stephens, 1805-1852 269. Discovery of a Ruined City in the Woods.
John C. Fremont, 1813- 270. Ascent of a Peak of the Rocky Mountains. 271. The Columbia River, Oregon.
Elisha K. Kane, 1822-1857 272. Discovery of an Open Arctic Sea.
Bayard Taylor, 1825- 273. Monterey, California. 274. Approach to San Francisco. 275. Swiss Scenery;--a Battlefield;--Picturesque Dwellings.
=_6._= NOVELISTS AND WRITERS OF FICTION.
Chas. Brockden Brown, 1771-1810 276. The Yellow Fever in Philadelphia.
Washington Allston, 1779-1843 277. Impersonation of the Power of Evil. 278. On a Picture by Caracci. 279. Originality of Mind.
James K. Paulding, 1779-1860 280. Characteristics of the Dutch and German Settlers. 281. Abortive Towns.
Jas. Fenimore Cooper, 1789-1851 282. The Shooting Match. 283. Long Tom Coffin. 284. Death of the Old Trapper in the Pawnee Village. 285. Escape from the Wreck. 286. Naval Results of the War of 1812.
Catharine M. Sedgwick, 1789-1867 287. The Minister Condemning Vain Apparel. 288. Kosciusko's Garden at West