Four journeys by early Americans Mary Rowlandson, Sarah Kemble Knight,
William Byrd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton recount the vivid physical
and psychological challenges of colonial life. Essential primary texts
in the study of early American cultural life, they are now conveniently
collected in a single volume.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Mapping American Life
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Texts
A True History of the Captivity and
Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
The Journal of Madam Knight
The Secret History of the Line
William Byrd
The Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton
Explanatory Notes
