Washington State University
Washington State University: Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1920s
A side-by-side timeline of political and social history alongside literature of the time period. A very interesting look at the literature that reflected the times.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods Chart (Pdf)
This chart features the six American Literary Time Periods: Puritan Times (to 1750), Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment (1750-1850), Romanticism (1800-1850), Realism (1850-1900), Modernism (1900-1950), and Contemporary/Postmodernism...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: British and American History Paintings of the 1700s
This website provides a nice exhibit of history paintings from the 1700s. There are eight paintings discussed depicting various historical events including religious and mythological stories.
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African American Literature Book Club: Terry Mc Millan
This site from the African American Literature Book Club is a very nice site for Terry McMillan fans. There is a short interview, a list of her books, summaries of those books, and related links.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Learn brief information about Ralph Waldo Emerson, famous American author, who was featured on the three cent postage stamp.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Gertrude Stein
This site provides links to several interesting photos of Gertrude Stein.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Educational Insights: The Headless Horseman
An interactive demonstration that reveals the literary content of John Quidor's painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. Roll over elements in Quidor's painting to find connections to Washington Irving's tale of the...
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African American Literature Book Club: Author Images: Lorraine Hansberry
Photograph of Lorraine Hansberry.
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Maya Angelou: Greatness Through Literature
This very brief article on African American author Maya Angelou, lists her accomplishments as a writer. Included are names of awards she has won during her career.
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Image of San Juan
Check out this page from the Library of Congress for resources about Puerto Rico during the war, including an essay, chronology, maps, literature, & photos.
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Portinari Murals at the Library of Congress
This site is on an unusual exhibit at the Library of Congress that focuses on the American imagination in the realm of the arts. Here you can find original documents and drawings in architecture, music, literature and more.
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Ambrose Bierce
The Literature Network profiles Ambrose Bierce, an American author of the Civil War and postwar period and includes a photograph, biography, and to selected works.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: O. E. Rolvaag House
From 1912 until his death, this was the residence of Ole Edvart Rolvaag (1876-1931), Norwegian immigrant and the first American novelist to give a true accounting of the psychological cost of pioneering on the farmer's frontier. His...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home
From 1885 to 1902, this was the home of Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) the first American author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature (1930). His novel Main Street (1920) was partly based on his impressions of Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
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