Chapter XXXVI: Book II: Part I

I. Colonial Backgrounds: See Herbert L. Osgood, _The American Colonies in the Eighteenth Century_ (2 vols., New York, 1924).

New Stock: See John R. Commons, _Races and Immigrants in America_ (New York, 1902, 1920). F. R. Diffenderfer, _The German Immigrants into Pennsylvania ..._ (New York, 1900). _The Diary of John Harrower (Amer. Hist. Review_, Vol. VI, p. 65).

The Frontier--Lubberland: _The Journal of Sarah Kemble Knight_ (New York, 1825; Albany, 1865; Norwich, Conn., 1901).

William Byrd: _Westover Manuscripts: containing the History of the Dividing Line ... A Journey to the Land of Eden ..._ (Petersburg, Va., 1841); reissued under title, _The History of the Dividing Line_ (edited by T. H. Wynne; 2 vols., Richmond, 1866). Also _The Writings of “Colonel William Byrd of Westover in Virginia, Esq.”_ Edited by J. S. Bassett (New York, 1901).

The Frontier--Land of Promise: _Letters from an American Farmer ..._ (London, 1782; with note by W. P. Trent and introduction by Ludwig Lewisohn, New York, 1904). _More “Letters from an American Farmer,”_ edited with introductions by H. L. Bourdin, R. G. Gabriel, and S. T. Williams, and issued under the title, _Sketches of Eighteenth Century America_ (New Haven, 1925).

For the life of Crèvecœur, see Julia Post Mitchell, _St. Jean de Crèvecœur (Col. Univ. Studies in English and Comp. Lit._, New York, 1916).

II. Jonathan Edwards: _Works_ (8 vols., Leeds, 1806-11). _Works_, edited by S. E. Dwight (10 vols., New York, 1829, 1830). _Works_ (10 vols., Edinburgh, 1847). Numerous other editions and many reprints.

The best life is by V. G. Allen, _Jonathan Edwards_ (Boston, 1889, 1890; with bibliography). See also Woodbridge Riley, _American Thought_ (New York, 1915).

III. Benjamin Franklin: The best edition of his works is that edited by J. Bigelow (10 vols., New York, 1889). The _Autobiography_ was first printed complete by J. Bigelow, New York, 1874. The latest reprint is in the American Authors Series, edited with introduction by Percy H. Boynton (New York, 1926).

Of the several lives, see James Parton, _Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin_ (2 vols., New York, 1864); J. B. McMaster, _Benjamin Franklin as a Man of Letters_ (Boston, 1887); J. T. Morse, _Benjamin Franklin_ (American Statesmen Series, Boston, 1889). See also W. A. Wetzel, _Benjamin Franklin as an Economist_ (_Johns Hopkins Studies in Hist. and Pol. Science_, Thirteenth Series, Vol. IX, pp. 421-476). A recent life: Phillips Russell, _Benjamin Franklin: The First Civilized American_ (New York, 1926).