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The colonial period begins in the late 1600's with the establishment of the early Puritan colonies and extends into the 1800's. This is the period that defines American Literature. Writers like Jonathan Edwards, Anne Bradstreet, John Smith, Mary Rowlandson, and William Bradford left their works for future Americans as a reminder of the hardships that were indured in order to establish what has become a great nation.



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 * This site is provided by the Internet Public Library and provides a list of possible sites to use when conducting on-line research over the Colonial Period. **

[] **This site focuses on the literature of the Colonial Period and the progression of the period to include Exploration, New England Colonies, and the Southern and Middle Colonies**.

[] **This site provides detailed information on the Plymouth Colony. Resources included in this site are diaries, journals, criminal records, and other legal documents.**

The following sources are print sources located in the media center:

__The Concice Oxford Companion to American Literature__ 801.3 Har Hart, James David

__John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise__ 974.4 Aronson Aronson, Marc

__Growing up in Colonial America__ 973.2 Barrett Barrett, Tracy

__American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present__ REF 810/09 AME edited by Lina Mainiero

__Religion of Colonial America__ 200.973 Butler Butler, Jon

__Colonial America to 1763__ REF 973.2 v.1 Almanac Purvis, Thomas L.

__Colonial America__ 973.2 Reich Reich, Jerome R.

__Colonial America American History 1500-1600's__ (Video) 973 COL