Twenty-Five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity

by Thomas C. Foster

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0061834408

ISBN13:9780061834400

Release Date:May 2011

Publisher:Harper Perennial

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"

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