Colonial Roots: Settlement to 1783 the first volume in the six-title series History Through Literature: American Voices American Themes provides insights and analysis regarding the history literature and cultural climate of the nation's formative era. It brings together informational text and primary documents that cover notable historic events and trends authors literary works social movements and cultural and artistic themes. Colonial Roots begins with an interdisciplinary chronology that identifies defines and places in context the notable historical events literary works authors' lives and cultural landmarks of the period. This is followed by a comprehensive overview essay that summarises the era's major historical trends social movements cultural and artistic themes literary voices and enduring works as reflections of each other and the spirit of the times. The core content comprises 20-30 articles on representative writers of the period along with excerpts from essential literary works that highlight a historical theme sociocultural movement or the confluence of the two. These excerpts serve the Common Core emphasis on informational texts from a broad range of cultures and periods including stories drama poetry and literary nonfiction. . Language: English