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Promised Land

By Jay Parini

Promised Land

By Jay Parini

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In this lively exploration of America's intellectual heritage, acclaimed poet, novelist, and critic Jay Parini celebrates the life and times of thirteen books that helped shape the American psyche. Moving nimbly between the great watersheds in American letters-including Walden, Huckleberry Finn, The Souls of Black Folk, and On the Road-Parini demonstrates how these books entered American life and altered how we think and act in the world. An immensely readable and vibrant work of cultural history, Promised Land exposes the rich literary foundation of our culture, and is sure to appeal to all book lovers and students of the American character alike.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
402
Release Date:
2010-01-12
Publication Date:
2010-01-12
Publisher:
Knopf
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
030738618X
ISBN13:
9780307386182
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
447 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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