The Literature of the American People
Author : Arthur Hobson Quinn
Publisher : Irvington Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 1951
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9780891972792
Author : Arthur Hobson Quinn
Publisher : Irvington Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 1951
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9780891972792
Author : Arthur H. Quinn
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Page : 1177 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 1989-09-01
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ISBN : 9780829024647
Author : Arthur Hobson Quinn
Publisher : New York, Crofts
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 32,43 MB
Release : 1951
Category : American literature
ISBN :
Author : Peter Conn
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 1989-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521303736
Professor Conn summarises the distinctive achievements of the American literary heritage from early 1600's to late 1980's.
Author : ARTHUR HOBSON. QUINN
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 2018
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ISBN : 9781033664988
Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0061952133
"As majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. [Johnson's] theme is the men and women, prominent and unknown, whose energy, vision, courage and confidence shaped a great nation. It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism."— Henry A. Kissinger Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history—from politics to the arts. "The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable work. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." In A History of the American People, historian Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Littered with letters, diaries, and recorded conversations, it details the origins of their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the 'organic sin’ of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power. Johnson discusses contemporary topics such as the politics of racism, education, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the influence of women throughout history. Sometimes controversial and always provocative, A History of the American People is one author’s challenging and unique interpretation of American history. Johnson’s views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and in the end admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.
Author : Jan Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 22,4 MB
Release : 1987
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Author : Woodrow Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 1917
Category : United States
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Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 1951
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Author : Marshall Walker
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,33 MB
Release : 1988-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0333443276
American literature over the last four hundred years has developed distinctive qualities and traditions, partly engendered by the land itself. The rich variety of literature flourished as the land was colonised and cultivated. In this new edition Marshall Walker has updated his wide-ranging study of American literature by giving greater attention to poets from Hart Crane and e.e.Cummings to John Ashbery and A.R.Ammons and to novelists from William Burroughs and Kurt Vonnegut to John Irving. More space is given to drama, from the later works of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller to the plays of Sam Shepard and David Mamet. The special concerns of Black, Jewish and Women writers are explored as this book demonstrates that American literary history can no longer be considered largely in terms of regional dominances.