Coming of Civilization/End of the Frontier:

"Blackhawk." from New York Spirit of the Times, 2.138 (20 July 1833): 2. View larger version (300 dpi, suitable to download & print).

Anon. "Advice for a College-Bound Son." Unpublished letter. 2 Sept. 1880.

Anon."Born in the Parlor." New York Spirit of the Times 30.8 (31 March 1860): 87.

Anon. "Na-hoo-la-teh-cim-beh." New York Spirit of the Times 15.28 (6 September 1845): 321.

Anon. "A Narrow Escape." Southern and Southwestern Sketches: Fun, Sentiment, and Adventure. Edited by a Gentleman of Richmond. Richmond: J.W. Randolph, n.d. 113-118.

Anon. "Old Singletire: The Man That was not Annexed." New York Spirit of the Times 15.25 (16 August 1845): 287.

Anon. "Toby Small's Panther Hunt. An Original Arkansas Story." New York Spirit of the Times 15.39 (22 November 1845): 458.

Hamilton, Betsy Ward. "The Writin' School." Southern Character Sketches. Richmond: Dietz, 1937. 30-35.

Hooper, Johnson Jones. "The Elephant in La Fayette." Simon Suggs’ Adventures and Travels. 1858. View transcript version or open facsimile pages in JPG format (may be downloaded): [p121] [p122] [p123] [p124]

Hooper, Johnson Jones. "The Hanimal Show." Southern and Southwestern Sketches: Fun, Sentiment, and Adventure. Edited by a Gentleman of Richmond. Richmond: J.W. Randolph, n.d. 89-92.

"Horn Pipe." "How Tom and Kirk Saved Their Lives." New York Spirit of the Times 22.1 (21 February 1852): 2.

"Kendall." "Out West." New York Spirit of the Times 14.1 (2 March 1844): 1.

"W.G." "Crackerisms; A Sketch of the Florida Service." New York Spirit of the Times, 10.42 (19 December 1840): 499.