| 100 Great American Novels You've (Probably) Never Read Contributor(s): Bridges, Karl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591581656 ISBN-13: 9781591581659 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited OUR PRICE: $71.28 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: From Elizabeth Stoddard's The Morgesons and Anzia Yzierska's The Bread Givers to Laurie Colwin's Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object and Chet Raymo's The Dork of Cork, here are some of the forgotten gems of American literature. Bridges has compiled a diverse list of 100 American novels published between 1797 and 1997 and worthy of the title "great." For each title, he provides a brief quotation from the book, a plot summary and review commentary, a biographical sketch of the author, a list of the author's other publications, and resources to consult for further information. Intended as a ready reference, this guide will be of particular interest to readers' advisors, and faculty and students of American literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 813.010 |
| LCCN: 2007018666 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.25" W x 10.28" (1.58 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Elizabeth Stoddard's The Morgesons and Anzia Yzierska's The Bread Givers to Laurie Colwin's Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object and Chet Raymo's The Dork of Cork, here are some of the forgotten gems of American literature. Bridges has compiled a diverse list of 100 American novels published between 1797 and 1997 and worthy of the title great. Although the idea is to bring light to the obscure, these titles are physically accessible to readers--either in print, or represented in library collections and available through library loan. |