American Literature 2nd Edition Textbook

In American Literature, 2nd Edition, the author uses the Socratic method of asking probing questions, leading students into a deeper understanding of each work. Beautifully illustrated in a stunning softcover edition, our American Literature, 2nd Edition course features the following: 

• An emphasis on reading whole works 
• Novels, plays, short stories, poems, and other works from every major period and literary movement, from the Colonial to Modern Age
• In-depth study and analyses of whole works
• Biographical essays examining the background, culture, and beliefs of each author 
• Meaningful, thoughtful study questions
• Extensive online solutions within Apologia’s Book Extras, offering greater insight and clarity to both parents and students 

The 2nd Edition is slightly condensed without compromising the overall scope and sequence of the course.

GRADE LEVEL: 10-12th (recommended)

 

These assigned literary works are not reproduced in the textbook but can be easily obtained online or through your local library or bookstore:

Novels and Plays

• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
• The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway
• To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
• A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry 

Short Stories and Poems

•  “A Leader of the People,” John Steinbeck
• “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” James Thurber
• “Barn Burning,” William Faulkner
• “A Worn Path,”  Eudora Welty
• “Revelation,” Flannery O’Connor
• “Design” and “Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same,” Robert Frost
• “Harlem,” Langston Hughes
• “My Papa’s Waltz” and “The Waking,” Theodore Roethke