Promised land : thirteen books that changed America /
Parini, Jay.
Promised land : thirteen books that changed America / Jay Parini. - New York : Doubleday, c2008. - 385 p. : ill. 24 cm.
An analysis of the thirteen books that changed America.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-385)
Parini examines the life and times of 13 books that have changed America. Each of the books has been a watershed, gathering intellectual currents and marking a turn in American life and thought. The 13 books range from "Of Plymouth Plantation" to "The Feminine Mystique." www.alibris.com
9780385522762
American literature--United States
Books
Books and reading
Literature and morals--United States.
Literature and society
National characteristics, American, in literature.--United States
PS 129 / .P218 2008
Promised land : thirteen books that changed America / Jay Parini. - New York : Doubleday, c2008. - 385 p. : ill. 24 cm.
An analysis of the thirteen books that changed America.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-385)
Parini examines the life and times of 13 books that have changed America. Each of the books has been a watershed, gathering intellectual currents and marking a turn in American life and thought. The 13 books range from "Of Plymouth Plantation" to "The Feminine Mystique." www.alibris.com
9780385522762
American literature--United States
Books
Books and reading
Literature and morals--United States.
Literature and society
National characteristics, American, in literature.--United States
PS 129 / .P218 2008
