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	Rachel Louise Carson Rachel Louise Carson 1907-64, American writer and marine biologist, b. Springdale, Pa., M.A. Johns Hopkins, 1932. Her well-known books on sea life— Under the Sea Wind (1941), The Sea around Us (1951), and The Edge of the Sea (1954)—combine keen scientific observation with rich... Read more
	Stephen Crane Stephen Crane 1871-1900, American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, b. Newark, N.J. Often designated the first modern American writer, Crane is ranked among the authors who introduced realism into American literature. The 14th child of a Methodist minister, he grew up in Port Jervis, N.Y.,... Read more
	Richard Hofstadter Richard Hofstadter , 1916-70, American historian, b. Buffalo, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1942 and began teaching there in 1946, becoming full professor in 1952 and De Witt Clinton professor of American history in 1959. One of the most brilliant of 20th-century American historians,... Read more
	Alfred Kazin Alfred Kazin , 1915-98, American critic, b. New York City, grad. College of the City of New York (B.S., 1935) and Columbia (M.A., 1938). Kazin was one of the outstanding literary critics of his time. His first book, the influential and pioneering On Native Grounds (1942), is a critical study of... Read more
	Moses Coit Tyler Moses Coit Tyler 1835-1900, American writer on intellectual history, b. Griswold, Conn. He moved to Michigan as a boy. Graduated from Yale (1857) and from Andover Theological Seminary, he entered the Congregational ministry, but remained in it only two years. He was professor of English (1867-81)... Read more
	Religion in the New World Religion in the New World: Native American Spirituality Sources Definition.The term “Native American religion” is actually a misnomer if we consider religion in a traditional western sense; that is, a coherent system based on a single text, remaining fairly... Read more
	Tecumseh Tecumseh , 1768?-1813, chief of the Shawnee , b. probably in Clark co., Ohio. Among his people he became distinguished for his prowess in battle, but he opposed the practice of torturing prisoners. When the United States refused to recognize his principle that all Native American land was the... Read more
	American Historiography HISTORIOGRAPHY, AMERICAN HISTORIOGRAPHY, AMERICAN. Historiography refers to the history of historical writing. It also encompasses the philosophy, scope, and methods employed in historical work. The Colonial Period American historical writing has a long, if sporadic, history until the middle of... Read more
	James Truslow Adams James Truslow Adams , 1878-1949, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The Founding of New England (1921), which brought him the Pulitzer Prize in history for 1922, was followed by Revolutionary New England, 1691-1776 (1923) and New England in the Republic, 1776-1850 (1926). Among the best of... Read more
	J Hector St John Crevecoeur J. Hector St. John Crèvecoeur , 1735-1813, American author and agriculturist, b. France as Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur. It is believed that he served under Montcalm in Canada. After traveling in the Great Lakes region and in the Ohio valley and working as a surveyor in... Read more