American Life and Literature is a classic textbook that provides students with a comprehensive overview of American history and culture. Ashley Horace Thorndike and Franklin Thomas Baker cover topics ranging from colonial settlement to the industrial revolution, and introduce students to major writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Emily Dickinson. This book remains a valuable resource for educators and students today, and offers a unique perspective on American life and letters.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.