American Literature

American Literature is a graduation-required literature and composition course, in which students challenge their understanding of what America is, who is Americans are, and how America has come to be.

Bring on the Puritans

Illustration by David Heatley, for NYT — Illustration by David Heatley, for NYT

So here's the selection from Sarah Vowell's book on the Puritans, The Wordy Shipmates. There's a really grand review of the book (grand in the sense it's a thoughtful and funny review, not that the writer liked the book, per se) at the NYT.