The American Literary Blog

Though scarcely remembered today, the poet George Arnold was mourned by many when he died on November 3, 1865. A contributor to magazines...

Thomas Holley Chivers knew about love, joy, and grief. The Georgian poet had experienced a troubled life but took great joy in his famil...

Indiana poet James B. Elmore earned a reputation writing about ordinary things, from sassafras to mushrooms, and from kittens to cuckoo c...

The Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812 took place on September 11, 1814. Many of the sailors who were killed during that milit...

With the last of his Leatherstocking novels two years behind him, James Fenimore Cooper turned to another historical period for his nove...

Nathaniel Beverley Tucker lived a varied life before his death on August 26, 1851, just shy of his 67th birthday. He was born in Chesterf...

James Kirke Paulding 's main goal in literature was to promote the United States, its history, its people, and its ideals. "Mr. P...