Beginnings (pre-contact) to 1800
Romanticism—
1800-1860
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1860-1910
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1960s-present
100
This women was the first North American author in the British colnies to have a book of poetry published.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
100
Author of "Walden"
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
100
"Little Women"
What is the most famous novel by Louisa May Alcott
100
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?
100
"Twilgiht" series.
What is the series of vampire romance books by Stephanie Meyers?
200
Author of "Poor Richard's Almanack"
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
In his poem "The Raven" the bird quothe ". . .nevermore."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
200
Samuel Clemens is his real name.
Who is Mark Twain?
200
This author of short stories, novels, and poems wrote about 'mice and men' but they didn't eat the 'grapes'.
Who is John Steinbeck?
200
Native American (Kiowa) poet and novelist
Who is N. Scott Momaday?
300
First African American women to publis a book and earl a living as a writer.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
300
James Fenimore Cooper
Who wrote "The Last of the Mohicans"?
300
"Four score and seven years ago . . ." is the first line of what speech by what author/American President?
What is the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln?
300
This 'Ernest' man published works from the 1920s to the 1960s.
What is Hemmingway
300
This Native American humorist learned to read from comic books.
Who is Sherman Alexie?
400
This author had "Common Sense."
Who is Thomas Paine
400
This author loved "Nature."
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
400
In 1897 this young man left college to join the Yukon gold rush and wrote several stories including "Call of the Wild."
Who is Jack London?
400
Award-winning science fiction writer and scientist with a Russian name.
Who is Isaac Asimov?
400
Theodore Geisel is the real name of this children's author.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
500
Puritan minister and poet
Michael Wigglesworth
500
This poet/song writer "saw stars" during the War of 1812.
Who is Francis Scott Key, writer of "The Star Spangled Banner" lyrics.
500
This man had a 'whale of a good time' writing about his experiences aboard sailing ships.
Who is Herman Melville?
500
William Faulkner
Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury?"
500
This Native American woman loved "Storytelling" and "Ceremony."
Who is Leslie Marmon Silko?
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