On the death of the reverend Mr. George Whitefield 241
An Hymn to the evening 242
To S.M. a young African Painter, on seeing his works 242
To his excellency General Washington 243
PHILIP FRENEAU (1752-1832) 244
To the memory of the brave Americans 246
The wild honey suckle 247
The indian burying ground 247
On the Universality and other attributes of the God of nature 249
The Romantic Temper and the House Divided 251
Regional influences 251
Nature and the land 253
The original native americans 254
Timeline: The romantic temper and the house divided 257
Nature and Society 259
THE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE 259
TALES
The Cjief's Daughters 261
Coyote and bear 262
ORATORY
Speech of Red Jacket 263
Speech of Red Cloud 265
POETRY
Twelfth song of the thunder 267
Formula to destroy life 267
The corn grows up 267
At the time of the white dawn 268
Snake the cause 268
Three Songs of Owl woman 269
The Weaver's Lamentation 269
WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) 270
THE SKETCH BOOK
Rip Van Winkle 272
The legend of sleepy hollow 283
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (1789-1851) 302
The Pioneers 305
Chapter XXII [Pigeons] 305
The Prairie 310
Chapter XXXIX [Death of a Hero] 310