Create a customized book specifically tailored to your own American Literature course from a database of more than 1800 selections.

This program features a varied list of authors of classic and contemporary pieces of literature. Selections include essays, letters, plays, poems, short stories and standard excerpts from major works. The 2005 edition features expanded offerings of travel literature, African American writing, women writers, and Native American authors.

Editorial Board: John Bryant, Hofstra University (General Editor); Jacquelyn Y. McLendon, College of William and Mary; Cristanne Miller, Pomona College; Robin G. Schulze, Pennsylvania State University; David Shields, University of South Carolina (Associate Editor).

Program Features:

• Five in-depth period introductions, three thematic introductions, and biographical headnotes for each author, written by members of the editorial board
• Special fluid text feature for each period, highlighting the revision process and the kinds of decisions and changes routinely made by writers of literature
• The flexibility to revise the content of your anthology each semester
• Suggestions for primary & secondary sources, further reading, gloss notes
• On-line BookBuild system with extensive multivariable search function and on-line viewing capability
• High quality editorial support and vision
• Anchor volume TOC for each period which can be used in its entirety or as a starting point in compiling your own book
• Up to 20% of the custom anthology can be your own writing or come from outside sources. Pearson Custom Publishing will obtain all necessary copyright clearances
• Evaluation copy service: once you have built and confirmed your reader online, you can request an evaluation copy, which we will send to you within 10 business days

Your custom American Literature reader is published in only 4-6 weeks from the time we receive your order from your bookstore. (If you are including outside material, please allow 8-10 weeks from the time we receive your order from the bookstore).