American literature history, pt1

Cotton Mather:

Biography

The Education of Children

James Fenimore Cooper:

Biography

The Last of the Mohicans (Read chapter 1)

Edgar Allan Poe:

Biography

Annabel Lee

1. Read and understand (might not be that easy in itself...)
2. Take (and save!) notes on biographies
3. Try to categorize the different texts. What type of texts are they? Describe them in as much detail as you can. Include basic facts (when written, published etc.). Save these notes as well!