Bibliography of American Literature

Coverage

American Revolution - 1930

Description

The original print version of the "...Bibliography of American Literature" (9 vols, YaleUniversity Press, 1955-1991) provides nearly 40,000 records of the literary works of approximately 300 American writers from the period of the Revolution to 1930. "Bibliography of American Literature (BAL) is a part of Chadwyck-Healey's Literature Online service. In this online version, most "...front and back matter, including title pages, dedications, acknowledgements, forewords, author listings, etc.,has been excluded. Explanatory matter relevant to the electronic version of the data has been included in the Help file. In addition, various other features have been retained: The preface, giving useful information on the scope of the bibliography and the conventions used, as well as information on bibliographical history. The list of bibliographic sources commonly referred to by the editors in the entries. The lists of periodicals consulted and location symbols used. Illustrations of standard binding cloth grains. The list of authorial pseudonyms."

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