Wayne Franklin

Wayne Franklin (Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh) is Professor and Head of English, University of Connecticut. He is the author of James Fenimore Cooper: The Early Years (the first volume of his definitive biography, from Yale University Press), The New World of James Fenimore Cooper, and Discoverers, Explorers, Settlers: The Diligent Writers of Early America. He is the editor of American Voices, American Lives: A Documentary Reader and The Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, A Norton Critical Edition, and co-editor, with Michael Steiner, of Mapping American Culture

Books by Wayne Franklin

  1. Book CoverAmerican Voices, American Lives: A Documentary Reader


    American Voices, American Lives is a fresh, illuminating core reader for introductory courses in American studies and an exciting companion volume for surveys in American history and American literature that offers extraordinary documents, many never before accessible to students.More

  2. Book CoverThe Norton Anthology of American Literature

    Eighth Edition / Volume(s): Package 1: Vols. A & B

    Read by more than 2.5 million students over 30 years, The Norton Anthology of American Literature sets the standard and remains an unmatched value.More

  3. Book CoverThe Norton Anthology of American Literature

    Shorter Eighth Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    The most trusted anthology for complete works, balanced selections, and helpful editorial apparatus.More

  4. Book CoverThe Norton Anthology of American Literature

    Seventh Edition / Volume(s): Package 1: Vols. A & B

    Firmly grounded in the core strengths that have made it the best-selling undergraduate survey in the field, The Norton Anthology of American Literature has been revitalized in this Seventh Edition through the collaboration between three new period editors and five seasoned ones.More

  5. Book CoverThe Norton Anthology of American Literature

    Shorter Seventh Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    Firmly grounded in the core strengths that have made it the best-selling undergraduate survey in the field, The Norton Anthology of American Literature has been revitalized in this Seventh Edition through the collaboration between three new period editors and five seasoned ones.More

  6. Book CoverThe Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson


    The first book to include Thomas Jefferson’s writings and writings about him—from his era and ours.More