American Melodies is a collection of poems and songs compiled by George Pope Morris in 1841. The book contains a single selection from the works of two hundred American writers, including well-known authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poems and songs cover a range of themes, from love and nature to patriotism and social justice. The book was published during a time of great cultural and literary...