Provides a collection of autobiographies from the past three centuries, including memoirs by Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain, Gertrude Stein, James Baldwin, Helen Keller, Gore Vidal, Julia Alvarez, and Ernest Hemingway.
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Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College. Parini's recent books include The Last Station, Benjamin's Crossing, and Some Necessary Angels: Essays on Writing and Politics.
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) was an American novelist and critic. His recent books include his collected essays, United States, and a novel, The Smithsonian.
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. 5713245-6
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G039304677XI3N10
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G039304677XI4N00
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
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Anbieter: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1999; white paper covered boards with a red cloth spine and gold titles; matte illustrated paper jacket; wear around edges; corners are lightly bumped; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; front hinge is cracked with webbing showing; Interior is clean and unmarked; 711 pages. Artikel-Nr. SKU1170851
Anbieter: Palimpsest Scholarly Books & Services, Brooktondale, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. First printing. Edited and introduced by Jay Parini and with a preface by Gore Vidal. Volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.5", is bound in quarter maroon cloth and cream paper-covered boards, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. 711 pages. ""The essential American form of expression."from the Introduction by Jay Parini From Mary Rowlandson's story of her capture by Indians in the mid-seventeenth century to Mary Paik Lee's story of being a pioneer Korean woman in America at the beginning of the twentieth century, the autobiographical form has provided our most vivid, intimate glimpses of daily American life and self-understanding. In this groundbreaking anthology, respected writer and critic Jay Parini brings together an abundant selection from over three centuries of "the democratic voice . . . discovering itself." Here are the voices of the Founding Fathers and African American slaves; of transcendentalists and suffragists; of ancestors such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Mark Twain, Henry James, Helen Keller, Zora Neale Hurston, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, James Baldwin, and many others; and of a wide range of contemporaries, including Maxine Hong Kingston, Gore Vidal, Julia Alvarez, and Mark Doty. The rich, continuous influence of autobiographical writing in our culture is clear, and as memoirs continue to fascinate readers, this invaluable anthology provides an essential guide to our foremost American literary tradition.". Artikel-Nr. ABE-1624324497823
Anbieter: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 714pp. Quarter bound in burgundy colour cloth over beige paper-covered boards. 8vo. Bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket mirrors book damage, price unclipped. Foreword by Gore Vidal. Artikel-Nr. 005751
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