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Internet Resources on American Literature

www.americanwriters.org
The publisher C-Span brings together writers, scholars, historians and actors to examine the lives and work of selected twentieth century American writers.

andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/american.html  
This set of pages is a collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with American and English literature, excluding most single electronic texts, and is limited to collections of information useful to academics.

www.classicreader.com/allauthor.htm
This site offers a large collection of free classic books by authors. You can read, search and even add your own annotations to any of the classic books. A selection of author biographies and portraits are also made available. All functions of this site are free to use although some functions require free registration.

www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/alpha.HTML
Readers around the world have found this useful. It is a research and reference tool not a term paper factory. This site is particularly useful for those who have no or limited access to university libraries and databases.

www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/biball.html
This timeline provides a short chronology of events in American history and literature.
It is linked to course pages and bibliographies www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/biball.html as well as to a set of more general linked resources: pages on American authors
www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/aufram.html
www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/litfram.html
www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/sites.htm

www.en.utexas.edu/amlit/authors.htm
Literature from the late 19th to early 20th century. Includes full text of several novels.

www.geocities.com/Wellesley/7327/modernism.html
The turn of the century was a time of great social upheaval and cultural change for the women of America who inhabited a world that was neither of the nineteenth century nor the twentieth. Composed of three distinct generations of American women.

www.millikin.edu/aci/crow/links.html
This is a compilation of web sites on Early American, Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism, Modernism, Contemporary, and Other Connections.

pip.shsu.edu/%7Eeng_wpf/amlitchron_16th.html
This contain pointers to indivudual author guides or other cumulative documents that deal with specific writers arranged by date of birth -Use "Find" in Edit menu to locate specific writer.

https://www.rwanational.org/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=AuthorsWebsites
The following romance authors are PAN members of Romance Writers of America and maintain independent Web sites promoting their work and their career on the World Wide Web.  They are arranged in alphabetical order, and may be searched by letter.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

aalbc.com
This remains one of the premier web sites for showcasing African-American authors and their literature. AALBC.com Author's Profile will be on a highly visible and popular web site because many author of this page are visited more frequently than the author's own "official homepage. Simply use one of the search engines found at the bottom of this page to find more information.

www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
This is the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American collections. Covering the nearly 500 years of the black experience in the Western hemisphere, the Mosaic surveys the full range size, and variety of the Library's collections, including books, periodicals, prints, etc...

www.literaryhistory.com/index.htm
www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/AfricanAm.htm
A selective bibliography of open access articles for more than 300 African American Literature authors, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, free articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Authors of Web Sites.

www.americanpoems.com/comments.php
www.americanpoems.com/poets/alphabetical/all
There are lots of American poets that have written good stuff, they are all of listed on American on this website

etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-afam.html/
E-books by and about African-Americans. All presented in three formats, HTML, palm (.pdb) and MS Reader (.lit).

AMERICAN BOOK REVIEWS

www.allreaders.com
You can search all romances in this database to find all books that have that kind of plot. Just remember when searching that each genre (Literature, Romance, Mystery, etc.)

www.bartleby.com/index.html
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, references and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.

www.overbooked.org/stars/index.html
This site is a treasure trove for readers, because it provides access to a multitude of book-related sites for adults, young adults, and children. Whether you are looking for author information, reviews, e-books, reading lists, or more, you will find them here. Of special note are the Authors, Featured, Hot Picks, On the Fly, and Stars Lists sections. A web site for ravenous readers.

AMERICAN BOOKS - A KEY WEB SITE

bookspot.com
BookSpot.com is a free resource center that simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Web. Featured sites are hand-selected by BookSpot.com editors and organized into intuitive categories, such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news and more.

AMERICAN ONLINE BOOKSELLERS

www.abebooks.com
Offering new, used, rare and out of print books, textbooks, and ephemera. Represents a wide variety often at bargain prices.

www.amazon.com
With more than 2.5 million titles available, this site can well be called "the earth's biggest bookstore." Fun sight! Great service! This open an entirely new channel of communication between authors and their readers by allowing readers to receive information from your favorite books, authors and materials.

www.barnesandnoble.com
This offer descriptions, reviews, and excerpts, in addition to editor recommendations and customer reviews on hundreds of thousands of titles.

book-sales-in-america.com
Here you'll find thousands of book sales, book fairs, book auctions, and other book events held throughout the USA. Just click on a state to get a calendar of events.

www.bookweb.org
Founded in 1900, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) is a not-for-profit organization devoted to meeting the needs of its core members of independently owned bookstores with retail storefront locations through advocacy, education, and research information dissemination.
This actively supports free speech, literacy, and programs that encourage reading.

www.btol.com
For over 176 years, Baker & Taylor has been providing quality information and worldwide distributor of books, music, DVDs and video games. Visit any of the above Tabs to learn how Baker & Taylor serves different markets with a variety of exclusive programs and services.

www.cooldealonline.com
This is a free service that searches over 100 discounted online book store and discount textbooks outlets and finds you the cheapest price for the books you need, in seconds! When you are looking for the best prices on textbooks or a discounted online bookstore.

FREE BOOKS ONLINE

digital.library.upenn.edu/books
The one books page was started in 1993 and remains an easily navigable central access point for online texts in the public domain. The site provides guidelines and contact information for reader suggestions for new resources to add.

www.readeasily.com
This free e-books online library is for everyone!
This has been designed to provide you just click above on "set display" and select the font size, font color and background color.

www.franklin.com/freelibrary
Thousands of free titles in text and HTML file formats. Some titles are also available for purchase as Franklin Reader formatted e-books.

AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHING SITE

www.american-book.com/writersDesktop.htm
This is American Book Publishing, writer's Desktop and all you want to know about books in America.