Writing America : literary landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee, a reader's companion /

Winner of the John S. Tuckey 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award for Mark Twain Scholarship from The Center for Mark Twain Studies American novelist E.L. Doctorow once observed that literature "endows places with meaning." Yet, as this wide-ranging new book vividly illustrates, understanding t...

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Main Author:	Fishkin, Shelley Fisher (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.)
Corporate Authors:	De Gruyter, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2015] New Brunswick, New Jersey : [2015] New Brunswick, New Jersey ; London, [England] : 2015
Subjects:	Twain, Mark > 1835-1910 Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld 1800-1999 American literature > Minority authors > History and criticism > ^A2963884 American literature > Minority authors > History and criticism American literature > 19th century > History and criticism > ^A1992489 American literature > 19th century > History and criticism American literature > 20th century > History and criticism > ^A1991133 American literature > 20th century > History and criticism Authors, American > Homes and haunts > United States > ^A3369197 Authors, American > Homes and haunts > United States Literary landmarks > United States american author american history american literature american studies english literary history literary landmark literary studies literature American Literature American literature American literature > Minority authors Authors, American > Homes and haunts English LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General Languages & Literatures Literarische Stätte Literarische Stätte Literary landmarks Literatur TRAVEL > United States > General United States Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc > UNAUTHORIZED Criticism, interpretation, etc Dictionaries

Table of Contents:

Celebrating the many in one : Walt Whitman Birthplace, Huntington, Long Island, New York
Living in harmony with nature : Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts
Freedom's port : the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford, Massachusetts
The house that Uncle Tom's cabin built : 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, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
I know why the caged bird sings : the Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton, Ohio
Leaving the old world for the new : the Tenement Museum, New York City
The revolt from the village : the Original Main Street, 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 Library / the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, New York City
Mexican American writers in the borderlands of culture : San Ygnacio, Roma, La Lomita, 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
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
Frontmatter
Contents
Illustrations
Introduction: The Literary Landscape
1. Celebrating the Many in One
2. Living in Harmony with Nature
3. Freedom's Port
4. The House that Uncle Tom's Cabin Bought
5. The Irony of American History
6. Native American Voices Remember Wounded Knee
7. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
8. Leaving the Old World for the New
9. The Revolt from the Village
10. Asian American Writers and Creativity in Confinement
11. Harlem and the Flowering of African American Letters
12. Mexican American Writers in the Borderlands of Culture
13. American Writers and Dreams of the Silver Screen
Acknowledgments
Copyrights and Permissions
Index of Writers
Index of Historic Sites
About the Author

Writing America : literary landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee, a reader's companion /

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