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Writing America : literary landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee, a reader's companion / Shelley Fisher Fishkin.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780813575971 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0813575974 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: ix, 381 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction : The literary landscape -- Celebrating the many in one : Walt Whitman Birthplace, Huntington, Long Island, 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PS 141 .F57 2015 | 287172 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
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.