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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 Crevecœur-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,
PAGS
11
SEO. V. Morris at Paris from 1789 to 1792-Preludes to the Revo-
lution-Jefferson's Opinion on the French Revolu
SEO. VI.-M. De Lafayette-The French Emigrés,
17
SEC. VII. Brockden Brown-Washington Irving,.
SEO. VIII.-The Novelist, Fennimore Cooper,
SKO. IX. Paulding-The Brother Jonathan-Doctor Channing,
SEO, X.-Audubon,
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,
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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 ?
118
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SEC. III.-New Voyages of Melville-Of how, not having been
Eaten, he throws himself into the Region of
Chimera-Symbols, ...
CHAPTER IV.
SEC. I.--Anglo-American Travellers,
SEC. II.-English Travellers in America,
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153
SEC. III.-Judgment of English Travellers in America-Woman-
Blue Laws-Puritan Austerity-Judiciary Anecdotes, 157
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,
CHAPTER V.
SEC. I.-Joel Barlow, Dwight, Colton-Washington, a Heroic Poem
-Robert Payne and Charles Sprague-Dana, Drake
.166
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176
and Pierrepont-Women-Poets-Street and Halleck, 181
Szo. I.-Comic Romance-Tom Stapleton-Puffer Hopkins-Re-
ply to Charles Dickens,
210
SEC. II.--Journals and Voyages-Workmen Poets-Archeologists, 214
CHAPTER VIII.
SEC. I.-Private Manners of North America,
SEC. II. History of Ahab Meldrum, the Korkonite,
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250
SEO. 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
SEO. IV.-Third Era of North America-Vestiges of Puritan Fana-
ticism-Mormons and Millerites-Catholics in the
Valley of the Mississippi, .
SEO. V. The Political System born of Tradition and Custoin-Fe-
derative Harmony-Dangers--Whigs and Democrats
-Federals and Anti-Federals,
SEC. VI.-Mechanism and Strategics of Parties,
269
274
SEO. VII.-The Lowell Factory Girls-Boston-The Blacks-
Pride of Race,
287
SEO. VIII-Activity of the Country-Conquest of Soil-Rapidity
of Communication,
293
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-
304
SEC. XI.-Women-Education of Children-Literary Progress,
SEC. XII.-Resumption-Actual Tendency of the States-Future
of the Anglo-American Republics,
306