| Colonial American Travel Narratives Contributor(s): Various (Author), Martin, Wendy (Editor), Imbarato, Susan (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 014039088X ISBN-13: 9780140390889 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Literary Criticism | American - General - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 917.304 |
| LCCN: 93047437 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.07" W x 7.75" (0.58 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Four journeys by early Americans Mary Rowlandson, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton recount the vivid physical and psychological challenges of colonial life. Essential primary texts in the study of early American cultural life, they are now conveniently collected in a single volume. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |