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Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920

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Search 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920
Literature, Music, and Movies 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s

This timeline provides a short chronology of events in American history and literature.  It is linked to course pages and bibliographies as well as to a set of more general linked resources: pages on American authors, literary movements, and American literature sites.

Each author page contains a picture (if available), a bibliography (if available), links to major sites about the author, and links to works online.

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