This comprehensive critical anthology of American fantasy literature, applies the groundbreaking critical theorems of such esteemed American literary critics as Leslie Fiedler, Richard Chase and Irving Howe to the genre of fantasy in an effort to delineate the true American tradition of fantasy from the Anglo-European canon. Three definitive strains focused on are: * The American Tale-Folk, Tall and Weird. * Fantastic Americana * Lands of Enchantment in Everyday life. Includes stories from the following authors: Louisa May Alcott Nathaniel Hawthorne Henry James Ursula K LeGuin L Frank Baum Greg Bear Stephen King Mark Twain Joel Chandler Harris Washington Irving Ray Bradbury Edith Wharton