CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Szo, I.-The Mayflower-Puritan Colonists-First effort of Anglo-

American Literature,

SEO II-What is Imagination ?—The United States want Histor-

ical Perspective, not Greatness,.

SEO. III.-Benjamin Franklin-Sir John Crevec@ur-Letters of au

American Planter-Jonathan Edwards,

SEC. IV. Gouverneur Morris-The American Aristocrat-Paris

observed from 1789 to 1792, by a Founder of the

American Confederation,

tion,

SEO. VI.-M. De Lafayette-The French Emigrés,

SEC. VII. Brockden Brown-Washington Irving,.

SEO. VIII.-The Novelist, Fennimore Cooper,

SEO. IX. Paulding-The Brother Jonathan-Doctor Channing,

SEO, X.-Audubon,

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SEO. V. Morris at Paris from 1789 to 1792-Preludes to the Revo-
lution-Jefferson's Opinion on the French Revolu-

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CHAPTER II.

SEC. I-Infancy and Future of America-Age and Despair of

Europe-How America is incessantly Peopled by the

Superabundant Population of Europe-Emigration

and Colonization,

SEC. II. Popular Movement in France and England-Education

of the Masses,

101

SEC. III.-Poetry of Vengeance and of Popular Wrath in Europe, 109

CHAPTER III.

SEC. I.-Herman Melville and his Real Voyages,.

SEC. II-Are Mr. Melville's Voyages Apocryphal ?

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CHAPTER IV.

94

SEC. III.-New Voyages of Melville-Of how, not having been

Eaten, he throws himself into the Region of

Chimera-Symbols,

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SEC. I.---Anglo-American Travellers,

SEC. II.-English Travellers in America,

SEC. III.-Judgment of English Travellers in America-Woman-

Blue Laws Puritan Austerity-Judiciary Anecdotes, 137

SEC. IV. Politeness of the Democracy--“ Yes, Sir”—Conversa-

tion between two Hats,

SEC. V.-English Exaggeration-Dialect-New Cities,.

SEC. VI. Superstitious Regard for Public Opinion-The American

Press and its Excesses-Helps,

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CHAPTER V.

SEC. I.-Joel Barlow, Dwight, Colton-Washington, a Heroic Poem

-Robert Payne and Charles Sprague-Dana, Drake

and Pierrepont-Women-Poets-Street and Halleck, 181

8xo. II.-Bryant-Emerson-Longfellow,

CHAPTER VI.

SKO. II.--History of the Acadian Colony,

São. II-Mr. Longfellow's Poem

CHAPTER VIII.

SEC. I-Private Manners of North America,

SEC. II.-History of Ahab Meldrum, the Korkonite,

CHAPTER VIL

Szo. I.-Comic Romance-Tom Stapleton-Puffer Hopkins-Re-

ply to Charles Dickens,

210

SEO. II.--Journals and Voyages-Workmen Poets-Archæologists, 214

CHAPTER IX.

SEO. I.-Resumé,

SEC. II.-The Bee-Formation of an American Village,

SEO. III-Growth of the American Republic-First and Second

Era of American Civilization in the United States, 260

Szo. IV.-Third Era of North America-Vestiges of Puritan Fana-

ticism-Mormons and Millerites-Catholics in the

Valley of the Mississippi, .

SEC. VI.-Mechanism and Strategics of Parties,

SEO. VII.-The Lowell Factory Girls-Boston-The Blacks-

Pride of Race,

SEO. V.-The Political System born of Tradition and Custoin-Fe-

derative Harmony-Dangers--Whigs and Democrats

-Federals and Anti-Federals,

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SEO. VIII. Activity of the Country-Conquest of Soil-Rapidity

of Communication,

SEC. IX-Scenes of Violence and Murder-Aunt Beck and her

Sons The Astoria Colony-The Yankees,

SEO. X.-The Questioner-Scene in a Stage-Coach-The English-

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man,

SEC. XI.-Women-Education of Children-Literary Progress, 304

SEC. XII.—Resumption—Actual Tendency of the States-Future

of the Anglo-American Republics,

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