Twenty-five Books That Shaped America

Twenty-five Books That Shaped America
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9780062092076
ISBN-13 : 0062092073
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Book Synopsis Twenty-five Books That Shaped America by : Thomas C. Foster

Download or read book Twenty-five Books That Shaped America written by Thomas C. Foster and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes a highly entertaining and informative book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most shaped the American character. Thomas C. Foster applies his much-loved combination of wit, know-how, and analysis to explain how each work has shaped our very existence as readers, students, teachers, and Americans. He illuminates how books such as The Last of the Mohicans, Moby-Dick, My Ántonia, The Great Gatsby, The Maltese Falcon, Their Eyes Were Watching God, On the Road, The Crying of Lot 49, and others captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. Twenty-five Books That Shaped America is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature.


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