American essayist, philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) lead Transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century and greatly influenced the later New Thought movement.

The Americanization of Edward Bok is an autobiography, told in the third person.

Charles Eastman, whose Sioux name was Ohiyesa (pronounced Oh hee' yay suh).

Charles Eastman, whose Sioux name was Ohiyesa (pronounced Oh hee' yay suh).

The Portrait of a Lady is perhaps Henry James' greatest novel.

William Wells Brown's Clotel or, The President's Daughter is often considered the first novel.

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In How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, iconic American author Mark Twain discusses his own experience as a writer and his personal style.

One of the most famous non-fiction American books, Walden by Henry David Thoreau is the history of Thoreau's visit to Ralph Waldo Emerson's woodland retreat near Walden Pond.

The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, focuses on a slave named Uncle Tom to weave a portrayal of the cruelty of slavery, finding redemption in the idea that Christian love can conquer something so destructive.

The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories is a collection of short stories by the iconic American writer and humorist Mark Twain.

Arnold Bennett's The Grand Babylon Hotel, from 1902, tells the story of a German prince mysteriously disappearing.

The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908.

James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is the fictional account of the life of a young American man in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge opens with the story's hero, Peyton Farquhar, hanging bound from a bridge, awaiting hanging.

Frederick Douglass was an ex-slave and a great orator in early 19th-century USA.

Wieland, named by his father after a German nickname for the devil.

The Lady and the Pirate is a romance adventure novel from the well-known American author.

Nostromo is a classic anti-hero, who lives in a fictitious mining village on the coast.

Hailed as one of American literature's most influential works.