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The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature THE OPEN ANTHOLOGY OF EARLIER AMERICAN LITERATURE Robin DeRosa Public Commons Publishing Plymouth, NH This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This book was produced using Pressbooks.com, and PDF rendering was done by PrinceXML. The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature by Robin DeRosa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. CONTENTS I. Native American and Ethnographic Texts 1. Introduction 17 Shannon Griffiths, Kendal LaRiviere, David MacNeill, Timothy Mooneyhan cc-by 2. The Peyote Cult (Plains) 24 Paul Radin public- domain 3. Of the Girl who married Mount Katahdin 35 (Penobscot) Charles Leland public- domain 4. The Origin of Disease and Medicine 39 James Mooney public- domain 5. How Glooskap went to England and France 45 (Passamaquoddy) Charles Leland public- domain II. Christopher Columbus 6. Introduction 51 Hannah Hounsell cc-by 7. Journal of the First Voyage to America, 1492-1493 55 (Excerpt) Christopher Columbus cc-by 8. Narrative of the Third Voyage, 1498-1500 (Excerpt) 86 Christopher Columbus public- domain III. Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 9. Introduction 91 Sam Gagnon cc-by 10. Prologue 95 Prologue Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 11. Chapter VII: The Character of the Country (Excerpt) 98 The Character of the Country Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 12. Chapter VIII: We Go from Aute (Excerpt) 103 13. Chapter X: The Assault from the Indians (Excerpt) 106 The Assault from the Indians Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 14. Chapter XII: The Indians Bring Us Food (Excerpt) 110 The Indians Bring Us Food Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 15. Chapter XXI: Our Cure of Some of the Afflicted 112 Our Cure of Some of the Afflicted Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 16. Chapter XXIV: Customs of the Indians of That 116 Country (Excerpt) Customs of the Indians of That Country Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 17. Chapter XXXII: The Indians Give Us the Hearts of 119 Deer (Excerpt) The Indians Give Is the Hearts of Deer Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 18. Chapter XXXIII: We See Traces of Christians 123 (Excerpt) We See Traces of Christians Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain 19. Chapter XXXIV: Of Sending for the Christians 124 (Excerpt) Of Sending for the Christians Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca public- domain IV. The Requerimiento 20. Requerimiento cc-by129 V. The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 21. Introduction 135 Justin Siewierski & Simon Pierpont cc-by 22. Letter on the Pueblo Revolt 138 Letter on the Pueblo Revolt Don Antonio de Otermín public- domain 23. HOW THE SPANIARDS CAME TO SHUNG- 154 OPOVI, HOW THEY BUILT A MISSION, AND HOW THE HOPI DESTROYED THE MISSION HOW THE SPANIARDS CAME TO SHUNG-OPOVI, HOW THEY BUILT A MISSION, AND HOW THE HOPI DESTROYED THE MISSION Edmund Nequatewa public- domain VI. William Bradford 24. Chapter 9: Of their voyage, and how they passed the 163 sea; and of their safe arrival at Cape Cod Of their voyage William Bradford public- domain 25. The remainder of Anno 1620 (Excerpt) 170 The remainder of Anno 1620 William Bradford public- domain 26. Anno Dom: 1623 175 Anno Dom: 1623 William Bradford public- domain 27. Anno Dom: 1628 (Excerpt) 177 Anno Dom: 1628 William Bradford public- domain 28. Anno Dom: 1637 (Excerpt) 185 Anno Dom: 1638 William Bradford public- domain 29. Anno Dom: 1642 189 Anno Dom: 1642 William Bradford public- domain VII. Thomas Morton 30. New English Canaan (Excerpt) 195 Thomas Morton cc-by VIII. Anne Bradstreet 31. Introduction 211 Shana Rowe cc-by 32. The Prologue 214 Anne Bradstreet public- domain 33. The Author to Her Book 217 Anne Bradstreet public- domain 34. The Flesh and the Spirit 219 Anne Bradstreet public- domain 35. In Honour of the High and Mighty Princess, Queen 225 Elizabeth Anne Bradstreet public- domain 36. Letter: To My Dear Children 230 Anne Bradstreet cc-by-sa IX. Mary Rowlandson 37. The First Remove 239 The First Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 38. The Second Remove 241 The Second Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 39. The Third Remove 243 The Third Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 40. The Fifth Remove 250 The Fifth Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 41. The Eighth Remove 253 The Eighth Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 42. The Twelfth Remove 258 The Twelfth Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 43. The Thirteenth Remove (Excerpt) 261 The Thirteenth Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 44. The Eighteenth Remove 265 The Eighteenth Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain 45. The Twentieth Remove (Excerpt) 267 The Twentieth Remove Mary Rowlandson public- domain X. Cotton Mather 46. Wonders of the Invisible World: The Author's 283 Defence The Author's Defence Cotton Mather public- domain 47. Wonders of the Invisible World: The Trial of Martha 287 Carrier at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Salem, August 2, 1692 The Trial of Martha Carrier Cotton Mather public- domain 48. Decennium Luctuosum: An History of Remarkable 293 Occurrences in the Long War A Notable Exploit Cotton Mather public- domain XI. Jonathan Edwards 49. Introduction 301 Jonathan Neville cc-by 50. Personal Narrative (Excerpt) 304 Jonathan Edwards public- domain 51. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Excerpt) 317 Jonathan Edwards public- domain 52. Sarah Pierrepont Edwards on Conversion 329 Sarah Pierrepont Edwards public- domain XII. Thomas Paine 53. A Short Video About Thomas Paine 333 Jonathan Neville cc-by 54. Introduction 334 David Walker cc-by 55. Common Sense (Excerpt) 338 Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs Thomas Paine public- domain 56. The Age of Reason (Excerpt) 360 Thomas Paine public- domain XIII. Thomas Jefferson 57. Introduction 367 Samuel Metivier cc-by 58. Notes on the State of Virginia (Excerpt) 371 Thomas Jefferson public- domain 59. Letter to Nathaniel Burwell 383 Thomas Jefferson public- domain XIV. Toussaint L'Ouverture 60. Introductory Video 389 Jonathan Neville cc-by 61. Toussaint's Constitution (Excerpt) 390 Toussaint L'Ouverture cc-by XV. Briton Hammon 62. A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings, and 405 Surprizing Deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro Man... Briton Hammon public- domain XVI. Prince Hall 63. Introduction 417 Rachel Levi cc-by 64. A Charge Delivered to the African Lodge 420 Prince Hall public- domain XVII. Phillis Wheatley 65. "On Being Brought from Africa to America" 435 Phillis Wheatley public- domain XVIII. Judith Sargent Murray 66. Desultory Thoughts Upon the Utility of encouraging 439 a degree of Self-Complacency especially in Female Bosoms Judith Sargent Murray public- domain 67. On the Equality of the Sexes 446 XIX. Susanna Rowson 68. Charlotte Temple: Volume I 463 Volume I Susanna Rowson public- domain 69. Charlotte Temple: Volume II 528 Volume II Susanna Rowson public- domain XX. Edgar Allan Poe 70. Introduction to Poe 595 Kendall Panaggio cc-by 71. The Black Cat 599 Edgar Allan Poe public- domain 72. The Murders in the Rue Morgue 612 Edgar Allan Poe public- domain XXI. Nathaniel Hawthorne 73. Introduction 661 Kelsey Neely cc-by 74. The Minister's Black Veil 664 Nathaniel Hawthorne public- domain 75. Young Goodman Brown 682 Nathaniel Hawthorne public- domain XXII. Walt Whitman 76. Song of Myself 703 Walt Whitman public- domain XXIII. Mark Twain 77. Introduction 785 Janina Misiewicz cc-by 78. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg 788 Mark Twain public- domain 79. The One Million Pound Banknote 851 Mark Twain public- domain PART II NATIVE AMERICAN AND ETHNOGRAPHIC TEXTS 11 INTRODUCTION Shannon Griffiths, Kendal LaRiviere, David MacNeill, Timothy Mooneyhan “The Peyote Cult” The Peyote Cult, or Native American Church, involved the use of peyote which is a small, spineless cactus that contains mescaline and can be used for the hallucinogenic effects it provides. The use of peyote as a medicine and a way to reach divine clarity took place before Columbus came to America, but the religion became fully realized and started spreading in 1885. Peyote practices around and after this time had cultural characteristics from both Mexican and Native American practices. The Native American Church uses several instruments in their rituals. The peyote gourd rattle is used when singing peyote songs during rituals. There is also a water drummer that uses a modified iron kettle as a drum while 18 ROBIN DEROSA the singer sings and uses his rattle. The water drummer uses a hard wooden stick made from thick wood that produces a strong sound when used on the drum. The last ritual tool they use is the peyote staff, which is passed around the group and is held upwards during ceremonies as it is a representation of a holy god. There are various different ceremonies and ways of conducting them, but there are/were two main styles used. The first one is known as a “half-moon” fireplace. This ceremony involves the use of tobacco and very little connection to the Bible. The second ceremonial meeting, the “cross fire” fireplace, is the opposite because tobacco is not used and the Bible is used almost exclusively. This is one example of how indigenous religion blended together with the Christian doctrine and belief system. Source: “Native American Church.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2015. “Of The Girl Who Married Mount Katahdin” The story you are about to read, Of The Girl Who Married Mount Katahdin, is one of many early Penobscot Indian stories. These stories, however, were not originally written down. This story, as well as countless others within the Penobscot tribe, were oral stories. These were traditionally kept alive by the act of passing the story down from elder members of the tribe to younger members.