And as American history can
possibly best be written by Americans and as we have among us no
H. G. Wells, I have imagined an American history as written
conjointly by a group of our most characteristic literary figures.
Apologies are due the various authors whose style and, more
particularly, whose Weltanschauung I have here attempted to
reproduce; thanks are due The Bookman for permission to reprint
such of these chapters as appeared in that publication. I give
both freely. D. O. S.
Contents
I INTRODUCTION: A Critical Survey of American History In
the Manner of William Lyon Phelps
II CRISTOFER COLOMBO: A Comedy of Discovery In the Manner of
James Branch Cabell
III MAIN STREET: Plymouth, Mass In the Manner of Sinclair
Lewis
IV THE COURTSHIP OF, MILES STANDISH In the Manner of F. Scott
Fitzgerald
V THE SPIRIT OF '75: Letters of a Minute Man In the Manner of
Ring Lardner
VI THE WHISKY REBELLION In the Bedtime Story Manner of Thornton
W. Burgess
VII HOW LOVE CAME TO GENERAL GRANT In the Manner of Harold Bell
Wright
VIII CUSTER'S LAST STAND In the Manner of Edith Wharton
IX FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD: A Drama of the Great War Act
I--In the Manner of Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews Act 2-- In the
Manner of Eugene O'Neill
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
A CRITICAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY
In the Manner of William Lyon Phelps
On a memorable evening in the year 1904 I witnessed the opening
performance of Maude Adams in "Peter Pan".
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