Figures Preface Acknowledgments Thematic Connections 1. Mason Locke Weems (1759-1825) The Life of Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honorable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen (1800) Chapter I Chapter II. Birth and Education Chapter III Chapter XIII. Character of Washington *Hymen''s Recruiting Sergeant; Or the New Matrimonial Tat-too, for the Old Bachelors. With Some Elegant Songs (1805) 2. American Tract Society (1825-Present) *Tract No. 92: "The Forgiving African: An Authentic Narrative" *Tract No. 128: "Poor Sarah: or, The Indian Woman" *Tract No.
175: "To Mothers" *Tract No. 493: "Beware of Bad Books" *Tract No. 512: "Murderers of Fathers, and Murderers of Mothers," by Rev. Edward Hitchcock, D.D., President of Amherst College *Tract No. 515: "Novel-Reading" 3, Gift Books *The Pearl, or Affection''s Gift. A Christmas and New Year''s Present (1833) 4.
Maria Monk (1816-1849?) Awful Disclosures, by Maria Monk, of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal (1836) Preface Chapter I. Early Recollections Chapter II. Congregational Nunnery Chapter VI. Taking the Veil Chapter VIII. Description of Apartments Chapter XVII. Treatment of Young Infants Chapter XIX. The Priests of the District Chapter XX. More Visits 5.
Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854) Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself (1836) Book I. Containing Instructions How to Spend and How to Retrieve a Fortune Book VI. Containing a History and a Moral 6. Catherine Esther Beecher (1800-1878) A Treatise on Domestic Economy for the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School (1841) Chapter I. The Peculiar Responsibilities of American Women Chapter XII. On Domestic Manners Chapter XIV. On Habits of System and Order Chapter XVI. On Economy of Time and Expenses 7.
George Lippard (1822-1854) The Quaker City: or, The Monks of Monk Hall. A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime (1845) Preface to This Edition Book the First. The First Night 8. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819-1899) *"The Wife''s Victory" (1847) *"The Married Shrew: A Sequel to The Wife''s Victory" (1847) 9. Orson Squire Fowler and Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1809-1887 and 1811-1896) The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology with One Hundred Engravings, and a Chart of the Character (1849) Section I. Physiological Conditions as Affecting and Indicating Character Section II. Phrenological Conditions as Indicating Character 10. Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) *Reveries of a Bachelor: or, A Book of the Heart, by Ik Marvel (1850) 11.
George Aiken (1850-1876) *Uncle Tom''s Cabin: or, Life Among the Lowly. A Domestic Drama in Six Acts (1852) 12. Timothy Shay Arthur (1809-1885) *Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There (1854) 13. Antiabolition Tracts *The Six Species of Men (1866) 14. Bret Harte (1836-1902) *"John Jenkins; or, The Smoker Reformed, by T.S.A-TH-R" (1867) *"Muck-a-Muck: A Modern Indian Novel. After Cooper" (1867) *"The Luck of Roaring Camp" (1868) *"Miggles" (1869) *"Plain Language from Truthful James" ("The Heathen Chinee") (1870) *"Further Language from Truthful James" (1870) *"The Latest Chinese Outrage" (1878) 15.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911) *The Silent Partner (1871) 16. William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) *McGuffey''s First Electric Reader: Revised Edition (1879) 17. Thomas C. Harbaugh (1849-1924) *Plucky Phil, of the Mountain Trail; or, Rosa, the Red Jezebel. A Tale of Siouxdom (1881) 18. Laura Jean Libbey (1862-1925) *The Master Workman''s Oath: or, Coralie, the Unfortunate. A Love Story, Portraying the Life, Romance, and Strange Fate of a Beautiful New York Working-Girl (1892) 19. Charles Monroe Sheldon (1857-1946) In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? (1897) Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI.