An outline of american state literature

63-05850 reference collection book kansaspty publi/library karps city, rrfsouri .,MNSAS.CJTY, MO PUBUC LIBRARY I I ,_ AN OUTLINE OF AMERICAN STATE LITERATURE BY ELSIE DERSHEM A B.,A.M Lawrence, Kansas WORLD COMPANY, PUBLISHERS All rights reserved CONTENTS ALABAMA 10 ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT 14 27 DELAWARE 32 17 19 25 FLORIDA GEORGIA IDAHO ; 33 35 38 ILLINOIS 39 INDIANA 43 IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY 46 LOUISIANA 59 MAINE 63 MARYLAND 67 MICHIGAN MINNESOTA 76 50 55 78 MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI v - j1 1 t;>; "$r^ -T^- > *^;/?f 63O5 SO s^ - ; - " ^ * ^ CONTENTS MONTANA 87 NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE 90 NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK 94 95 98 104 106 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA 126 OHIO 127 OKLAHOMA OREGON 123 133 136 PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS 140 145 146 155 159 161 UTAH VERMONT WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA 179 WISCONSIN 183 WYOMING 166 167 177 186 STATE LITERATURE 179 WEST VIRGINIA I Bibliographies and Histories of Literature West of the Literature of "Bibliography Virginia," A Lewis Third Biennial Report of the De partment of Archives and History of the State of West in Virgil Virginia Development of Literature "The Mary Meek Atkeson in West Virginia," in "Semi-Centenial History of West 1913 "West Virginia Writers," 1669-1913, Mary Meek Master s thesis, giving a complete biblio Atkeson Virginia," A graphy II LIST OF AUTHORS Atkison, Geo W "Among the Moonshiners 1881" Morgantown Barbe, Waitman, " Ashes and Incense" Benedict, Frank Lee, St "Twilight Blennerhassett, Margaret Widow "The Elinor" Reveries Weston 1900" Agnew, of the Rock 1823" Glenville Brown, William Perry, "A Sea Island Romance 1888" Martinsburg Cooke, Philip Pendleton, "Froissart Ballads and Other Poems Cornwell, Marshall 184?" S "Wheat and Chaff 1899" Wheeling Davis, Rebecca Harding, "Life Albans ^ Daughter Bland, Frances Moore, "Mv in the Iron Mills 1861" Doddridge, "Logan the Last of the Race of Shibellemus n 1823 OUTLINES OF AMERICAN i8o Thomas Dunn, English, "American Ballads 1882" Fearnow, Martin Luther, Modem "A Crusade 1899" French, Minnie Reed, Bluefield Court of Yesterday 1900 Charleston Haddox, Ella Maxwell, Poems of Sentiment 1912" Little "A Hall, Granville Davisson, Daughter of the Elm "The Harrison, 1890" Charleston Henry Sydnor, "Queed 1911" Harvey, William H Financial School "Coins 1892" Johnson, Lena Leota, a novel "Nome, Jones, Col Buehring "Prison H 1898 Lewisburg , Prose and Poetry 1868" Jones, Sarah J Buffalo Writer of Sunday School Stories McHenry, Jones, J of "Hearts 1896 Gold" Kenny, Edward B Charleston "Lyrics of the Hills" 1902 Kenny, Patrick, 1903 "Wayside Thoughts" Lees, Thomas Wheeling J "Musings Wm., Leighton, "The of a Carol" Wheeling Jr Price of the Present Paid by the 1881 Past" Lewis, John, "The 1845 Rescue" Lucas, Daniel Bedinger, "The Land Where We Charleston Were 1865 Drawing" Charleston Lucas, Virginia, "Wild Flowers" MacRae, Duncan, "The Quaint Family of Three" 1902 STATE LITERATURE 181 Magill Mary Tucker, "Novelist" Maxwell, Hu, of the "Idyls Miller, Mrs Alexander Bride of the "The Montague, Margaret "The Morton, Oren Golden Shore." McVeigh, Anderson 1881 Tomb." Prescott, Poet, Miss Kate F or "Winning Oldham, 1889 and I" 1906 1901 Losing" Moundsmlle Callie Bruce, South in "Down Dixie" Pollock, Bernice McCally, 1902 "Hortense" Melville Davisson, Post, "Dwellers Siviter, Anna in the Fairmount "Nehe" 1901 Smart, Frank Preston, "Poet and Contributor to Swisher, Howard L "Briar Wertz, 1901 Hills" Pierpont, Parkersburg Magazines" 1899 Blossoms" W W "Malinda" 1907 Whisner, Will C "Mark Withers, Ellis" 1899 Glenville Emma, "Wild wood Chimes" 1891 Wheeling Woods, Katherine, "Metgeratt Shoemaker" Selected West from Virginia." "Development Mary Meek of Literature in Atkeson Ill Treatment of the "Altogether, of her literature State in West There American Literature Virginia has reason to be proud are many writers who have won OUTLINES OF AMERICAN 82 fame for themselves and honor for Weeks Atkeson, in "Development of their state." Literature in Mary West Virginia." IV Notes on State Literature There are four periods of West Virginian literature which correspond in a rough way to its historical periods The first extends from 1669-1823 and is the Period of Exploration and Travel The literature of this period consisted of diaries and journals, folk songs, and wild and improbable stories that laid the foundation for later The literature Period of Reminiscences of Indian Wars and Early Literature, 1823-1861, was the period when real literature began and the first book of verse, "The Widow of the Rock/ by Margaret Agnew Blennerhassett, the first drama, Logan the Last of the Race of Shibellemus," by Doddridge, and the first novel, "The The Tennesseean," by Anne Royall, were published Period of Civil War and Reconstruction extends from There is now a decided change in literature which the spirit of war enters, for the writers for the most part were participants in the struggle So we have the Civil War tales, Tour Years a Soldier," by David E Johnson, and the "Flying Gray-Haired Yank." 1861-1885 into Much verse of the Development We now giving this period The Period of the State extends from 1865-1913 was written during find many sketches of poets and novelists and many books the mountain people, as "Among by Geo W Atkisen, and "Dwellers by Davisson Post Notes from "The Development of Literature Moonshiners," the in Hills," West Virginia," Mary Meek in Atkeson V Authorities Mary Meek Atkeson, Dr Waitman Barbe, Morgantown Morgantown STATE LITERATURE 183 VI Use in State Schools " Probably one or two poems by rather extensively used in the schools keson Dr Barbe are At- Mary Meek WISCONSIN I Bibliographies and Histories of Literature Published "Bibliography of Wisconsin Authors." by the Wisconsin State Historical Society 1893 $0,75 the World of Letters, Science, and Art" in "Wisconsin in Three Centuries," Volume IV, Chapter VII, 1906 Books by Wisconsin Authors." Exhibited "List of by the Wisconsin State Historical Society at the World s Columbia Exposition in 1893 C H Winke, Badger Pub "Wisconsin Sonnets." Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin "In II LIST OP AUTHORS I Wisconsin Authors Anderson, Rasmus B., translator Solbakken "Synnove Campbell, Florence "Jack French, 1882" M, s Afire 1887" Bella, "Struggling up to the Light 1876" novelist Gale, Laura, Giles, Ella A "Bachelor Ben 1875" Griswold, Hattie T "Waiting on Destiny 1889" King, Charles, "Marion s Faith 1886" Moore, Aubertine Woodward, "The Spell-bound Fiddler 1884 OUTLINES OF AMERICAN 84 W Peck, George "Adventures of one Terence * 1871 M Pomeroy, Marcus "Gold-dust: McGrant Beautifying of Lives and Homes for the 1871" M Tascher, Julia and Dandelions "Arbutus 1883" Teetzel, Frances G "The Dynamite Cartridge 1885" Warren, Mary E "Compensation: A Tale of Temperance 1887" Wisconsin Poets Baker, Myron E Thoughts 1887" Play of Gold 1887" "Vacation Beadle, Jane E "The Burdkk, C R "Before Chamberlain, Mrs the Dawn 1872" M H "Wayside Flowers 1862" Clark, Julia and Medora, "Driftwood Crawford, Alice A Few Thoughts for a "A 1878" Few Friends 1875" Durward, B T "Wild Giles, Ella Flowers of Wisconsin 1872" A " "Flowers of the Spirit 1891" Gregory, John G Beauty of Thebes 1892" Hough ton, William, "Sylvicola, or Songs From the Backwoods Knowles, Louise J "Thoughts in Meter 1889" Luce, Samuel S A "Echoes of the Past 1881" McKenna, Maurice, Poems, Rh3*mes, and Verses 1890" * 1875 STATE LITERATURE MacMurray, Thomas ^5 J Legend of Delaware Valley Manville, Helen A "The Echoes "Heart 1877" 1875" Manville, Marion, the Divide "Over 1888" Maerklin, Edmond, Strome der Zeit Mayers, Charles G "In "Mendota, 1886" the Spirit of the Lakes 1881" Mitchell, John, "Poetical Moore, Ada the "Under Perry, Works 1883" J Pines 1875" Charlotte A "Charlotta Pomroy, Marcus Perry s Poems 1888" M "Songs from the Heart 1877 Rexford, Eben E "Brother and Lover 1887" Richardson* Genessee, "My Castle in the Air 1892" Richmond, Elizabeth Y "Poems of Western Land Standish, Barney H "Among the Dells 1875" 1885" Steinlein, Augustus, "Bunte Blutcher 1884" Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, "Drops Selected from of Water 1884" of Books by Wisconsin "List Auth ors." Ill Treatment of "Brief consin has letters, the State in American Literature its statehood Wis contribution to the world of The printed output has been as has been the period of made generous science, and art OUTLINES OF AMERICAN 186 whether in the form of books or in surprisingly large the more ephemeral guise of pamphlets and broadsides." the "In World and of Letters, Science, Art." IV Notes on State Literature Wisconsin has made valuable and permanent tributions to Some historical literature of her best Dr Reuben Thwaites, Pro fessor Frederick J Turner, Dr Charles Kendall Adams, Professor William Francis Allen, Consul Willshire BatWisconsin has put forth some novels of average tarfield known The merit are: historians Ougna-Hanwa novel, "Garangula, the first was published anonymously in 1857 Eben E Rexford wrote "Silver Threads Among the Gold" and the Sweet Bye and Bye," S Fillmore Bennett wrote two songs that have won national circulation Nye was a humorous writer Milwaukee, in the early 5o s, had a large German population, so many of whom gave their attention to literature that Milwaukee was Athens of America." Madame called the "German Mathiide Ann-eke Konrad Krez, Edmund Maerklin, Ernst Anton Zuendt, Augustus Steinhin, Rudolph PuchChief," "In "Bill" ner, and Henrieus dame Anneke was them all "In the World Von See are well known of Letters, Science, and Art." WYOMING II LIST OF AUTHORS Bache, Rene, Bartlet, Mrs poets the most gifted and best "Wyoming Fossil Remains" I S "The True Republic" Ma known f STATE LITERATURE 187 Lockhardt, Miss Carolina, writer "The Fighting Shepherdess" Miller, Thomas "Song of Fair Wyoming" Slack, Harriet, "The Forty-fourth Star" Eleanor P C, author "The Elk Hunt" Winter, Charles E Stewart, Mrs Warmen" "Ben of authors has been furnished by ( I oming Historical Collections" (2) Miss Grace of the University of Wyoming This list ) "Wy Hebard IV has produced some novels and a number and scientific works Many of her authors are connected with the University of Wyoming at LarSome military men at the Fort of Cheyenne have amie Miss Grace Hebard, also contributed tto her literature "There is no one of the University of Wyoming, says: Wyoming of historical who does exclusive literary work." From State Historical Collections Miss Grace Hebard V Frances A Davis, Grace Raymond Heberd, FINIS Cheyenne baramie ... books about wealth of the material and of authors in the state increase, so will the in and terest in local found and as literature of the states have authors the am work and state literature tend... Literature An Outline of American State Literature ALABAMA I Bibliographies and Histories of Literature Women "Alabama in Literature. " Mary Lafayette Robbins, 1895 " Annals of Alabama/... total state literature state as a unit in literature is being the State Historical Societies that now of every book that is written by its state authors LIST OF LEADING AUTHORS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE