@article{316984,
      recid = {316984},
      author = {Burt, Daniel S.},
      title = {The chronology of American literature America's literary  achievements from the colonial era to modern times /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Houghton Mifflin,},
      address = {Boston :},
      year = {2004},
      note = {Available through Credo Reference.},
      abstract = {From publisher: If you are looking to brush up on your  literary knowledge, check a favorite author's work, or see  a year's bestsellers at a glance, The Chronology of  American Literature is the perfect resource. At once an  authoritative reference and an ideal browser's guide, this  book outlines the indispensable information in America's  rich literary past-from major publications to lesser-known  gems--while also identifying larger trends along the  literary timeline. Who wrote the first published book in  America? When did Edgar Allan Poe achieve notoriety as a  mystery writer? What was Hemingway's breakout title? With  more than 8,000 works by 5,000 authors, The Chronology  makes it easy to find answers to these questions and more.  Authors and their works are grouped within each year by  category: fiction and nonfiction; poems; drama; literary  criticism; and publishing events. Short, concise entries  describe an author's major works for a particular year  while placing them within the larger context of that  writer's career. The result is a fascinating glimpse into  the evolution of some of America's most prominent writers.  Perhaps most important, The Chronology offers an invaluable  line through our literary past, tying literature to the  American experience-war and peace, boom and bust, and  reaction to social change. You'll find everything here from  Benjamin Franklin's Experiments and Observations on  Electricity, to Davy Crockett's first memoir; from  Thoreau's Civil Disobedience to Edith Wharton' Ethan Frome;  from meditations by James Weldon Johnson and James Agee to  poetry by Elizabeth Bishop. Also included here are seminal  works by authors such as Rachel Carson, Toni Morrison, John  Updike, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lavishly  illustrated-and rounded out with handy bestseller lists  throughout the twentieth century, lists of literary awards  and prizes, and authors birth and death dates-The  Chronology of American Literature belongs on the shelf of  every bibliophile and literary enthusiast. It is the  essential link to our literary past and present.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/316984},
}