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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: $75.60  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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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.
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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" L (1.58 lbs) 264 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal Supplements 11/15/2007 pg. 16
Library Journal 02/01/2008 pg. 93
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 264
 
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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.
 
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