By opening this book, readers could set out on a journey towards the world of history, literature,and art.It is a comprehensive and refined book which covers most of the excellent works in American literature and thus could give readers all the things they need to konw about American literature.

Divided in to five chapters, this book represents the course of American literature development from Benjamin Franklin to Tim LaHaye and other best-selling writers in contemporary America. This book shows the panorama of American literature. The author has made detailed collection of the renowned men of letters and their masterpieces over the course of American literature development. It reveals readers the spiritual outlook and the pursuit of life's meanings of people in different times in America.