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American essays American literature History and criticism Books and reading United States Books United States Reviews Literature and morals History Literature and society United States History National characteristics, American, in literature Novelists, American 20th century Biography United States Historiography United States In literatureParini, Jay.
Summary: Describes the life and work of the twentieth-century author of "As I Lay Dying," who struggled to rise above such challenges as a difficult marriage and alcoholism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FAULKNER, WILLIAM PARParini, Jay.
Contents: Of Plymouth Plantation -- The Federalist papers -- The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -- The journals of Lewis and Clark -- Walden-- Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The souls of black folk -- The promised land -- How to win friends and influence people -- The common sense book of baby and child care -- On the road -- The feminine mystique -- 100 more books that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 011.7 PARVidal, Gore
Summary: From the Publisher: Gore Vidal-novelist, playwright, critic, screenwriter, memoirist, indefatigable political commentator, and controversialists-is America's premier man of letters. No other living writer brings more sparkling wit, vast learning, indelible personality, and provocative mirth to the job of writing an essay. This long-needed volume comprises some twenty-four of his best-loved...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2008