| Description |
ix, 381 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
Presents descriptions and illustrations of over 150 historical landmarks associated with well-known American writers and poets, discussing the influence these sites had on their development as artists and on the creation of their works. --Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
Celebrating the many in one : Walt Whitman Birthplace, Huntington Station, New York -- Living in harmony with nature : Walden Pond State Reservation, Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts -- Freedom's port : the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford, Massachusetts -- The house that Uncle Tom's cabin bought : Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Connecticut -- The irony of American history : the Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Hannibal, Missouri, and the Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut -- Native American voices remember Wounded Knee : Wounded Knee National Historic Monument, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota -- I know why the caged bird sings : the Paul Laurence Dunbar House and Museum, Dayton, Ohio -- Leaving the old world for the new : the Tenement Museum, New York City -- The revolt from the village : Original Main Street Historic District, Sauk Centre, Minnesota -- Asian American writers and creativity in confinement : Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco, California, and Manzanar National Historic Site, Independence, California -- Harlem and the flowering of African American letters : the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library / the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, New York City -- Mexican American writers in the borderlands of culture : La Lomita, Roma, San Ygnacio, and San Agustin de Laredo Historic Districts, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas -- American writers and dreams of the silver screen : Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District, Los Angeles, California. |
| Subject |
Literary landmarks -- United States.
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Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- United States.
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American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature. (OCoLC)fst00807113
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American literature -- Minority authors.
(OCoLC)fst00807213
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Authors, American -- Homes and haunts.
(OCoLC)fst00821779
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Literary landmarks. (OCoLC)fst00999933
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| ISBN |
9780813575971 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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0813575974 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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