New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1940. first edition. hardcover. 8vo. 557pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04667.

Blakiston Press, 1944. hardcover. 8vo 495pp. from rear flap: "...Against this rich and varied background of the contemporary scene, the great figures of the day stand out vividly. Mr. Brooks uses the biographies of the principal literary characters of the time for the structure of his narrative. Thomas Jefferson is.....

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1944. Book of the Month Club. hardcover. 8vo 387pp. BOMC. BOMC pamphlet laid in. from author's Note: "This is the first volume of a series which I hope to finish on the literary history of the United States. It is intended to precede The Flowering of.....

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1944. Book of the Month Club edition. hardcover. 8vo. 495pp. BOMC. see pictures for synopsis. #05407.

New York: Literary Guild of America, 1927. hardcover. 8vo 843pp. from editors' introduction: "The editors hope that The American Caravan for 1927 will prove to the public and to the authors what it has proven to themselves: an affirmation of the health of the young American literature, and an earnest.....