III. A Growing Nation (1800-1840) Representative works including: "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis" —William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) The Devil and Tom Walker —Washington Irving (1783-1859) from The Praire —James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Raven", and other works by Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)

Sites That You May Find Useful Brief bio James Fenimore Cooper Life & overview James Fenimore Cooper Timeline of Cooper Criticism & Life of Poe Poe & the short story Complete collection of poems Poe

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