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Books in the American genre:

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719)

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Robinson goes back to the island. This is the third edition. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Robinson Crusoe (1719)

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The first of the desert island castaway adventures. This is the fourth edition. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Two Years Before the Mast (1840)

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His studies at Harvard interrupted by vision problems, the author embarked as a merchant seaman aboard the brig Pilgrim in 1834 on a voyage to Alta California, still under Mexican rule. After helping to cure and load a cargo of cow hides, he was tran... View More

Author(s): Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Illustrator(s): None

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American Notes for General Circulation (1842)

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A travelogue based on the author’s trip to America and Canada between January and June of 1842. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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Martin Chuzzlewit (1844)

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Old Martin Chuzzlewit tries to manipulate his relatives by the promise of inheriting his wealth. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Moby Dick or The Whale (1851)

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Moby Dick or The Whale has a good claim to the title of The Great American Novel. Based on the story of the Essex, whaler, destroyed by a whale in the southern Pacific Ocean, Melville draws on his own experiences as a seaman. Read online at Hathitrus... View More

Author(s): Herman Melville
Illustrator(s): None

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches (1867)

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Twain heard the title story told in a saloon in Angels Camp, one of the gold mining towns in California. Includes a total of forty-one pieces which had earlier appeared in newspapers. Read online at Archive.org. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): None

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The Story of a Bad Boy (1870)

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A story of the author’s youth in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The highlights are the snowball battle on Slater’s hill and the celebration of the 4th of July. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Ting-a-Ling Tales (1870)

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Four original American fairy tales. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s): E. B. Bensell

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Roughing It (1872)

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An account of the author’s adventures in the West, in particular among the mining camps. It was published in England in two volumes, the second part titled The Innocents at Home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Eminent Artists

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What Katy Did (1872)

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The story of a family growing up in nineteenth century Cleveland, based on the author’s own family. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Addie Ledyard

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St. Nicholas (1873)

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Founded in 1873, this popular magazine was edited by Mary Mapes Dodge until her death in 1905. It published many well known and popular children’s authors, including Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Joel Chandler Harris and Mark Twain. It ceas... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Various

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What Katy Did at School (1873)

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Katy goes East to boarding school. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Addie Ledyard

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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day (1874)

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This co-written novel of land speculators and corrupt politicians gave its name to the post Civil War era in America. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Charles Dudley Warner
Illustrator(s): Augustus Hoppin
Alice Barber Stephens
True W. Williams
Et al

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Mark Twain’s Sketches: New and Old (1875)

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Sixty-six pieces, many of which were previously published from the author’s periodical journalism. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): True W. Williams

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)

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In the 1840s a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): True W. Williams

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Hans von Pelter's Trip to Gotham in Pen and Pencil (1876)

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An innocent visits New York and barely escapes with his life, thanks to his Limburger cheese. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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Old Times on the Mississippi (1876)

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Twain’s memories of his prewar time spent as an apprentice pilot on the Mississippi River. It later was used as the first part of Life on the Mississippi. Includes an additional story: A Literary Nightmare. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at Arch... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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How Columbus Found America (1877)

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A burlesque history of Columbus' first voyage to America in verse and pictures. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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Being a Boy (1878)

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The story of the author’s boyhood in Charlemont, Massachusetts in the 1830’s. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dudley Warner
Illustrator(s): Champ

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