WILLIAM BARTRAM (1739-1823) 276
Travels through north and south carolina, georgia, east and west Florida 277
[Alligators] 277
[The amazing crystal fountain] 281
[Indian corn, green meadows, and strawberry fields] 282
Reason and Revolution 285
The enlightenment and the spirit of rationalism 285
From neoclassical to romantic literature 286
JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703-1758) 290
Sarah Pierrepont 291
A divine and supernatural light 292
Sinners in the hands of an angry God 298
Personal narrative 309
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) 318
The autobiography 321
Poor Richar's Almanack 351
Preface to poor richard, 1733 351
The way to wealth: Preface to poor richard, 1758 352
An edict by the king of prussia 358
The sale of the hessians 361
The ephemera 363
To madame helvetius 364
Information to those who would remove to america 365
Letter to william franklin [We are men, all subject to errors] 367
Letter to Ezra Stiles [Here is my creed] 369
Speech in the [constitutional] convention at the conclusion
of its deliberations 370
THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809) 371
Common sense 374
Thoughts on the present state of American affairs 374
The american crisis 383
The age of reason 388
[profession of faith] 389
[Of Myth and miracle] 390
[Christian revelation and nature] 392
[First cause: God of reason] 393
[Recapitulation] 395