Writing America takes readers on an eclectic tour of historic sites that have been pivotal to the making of American literature, reflecting the true diversity of the nation and its authors. Profusely illustrated, it is the literary gift book for 2015.
Writing America takes readers on an eclectic tour of historic sites that have been pivotal to the making of American literature, reflecting the true diversity of the nation and its authors. Profusely illustrated, it is the literary gift book for 2015.
SHELLEY FISHER FISHKIN is the Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, professor of English, and director of American studies at Stanford University. She is also the award-winning author, editor or co-editor of over forty books and over one hundred articles, essays, columns, and reviews. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and is a former president of the American Studies Association.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Literary Landscape 1 Celebrating the Many in One Walt Whitman Birthplace, Huntington, Long Island, New York 2 Living in Harmony with Nature Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts 3 Freedom’s Port The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford, Massachusetts 4 The House that Uncle Tom’s Cabin Built Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Connecticut 5 The Irony of American History The Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Hannibal, Missouri, and the Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut 6 Native American Voices Remember Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota 7 “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” The Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton, Ohio 8 Leaving the Old World for the New The Tenement Museum, New York City 9 The Revolt from the Village The Original Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota 10 Asian American Writers and Creativity in Confinement Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco, California, and Manzanar National Historic Site, Independence, California 11 Harlem and the Flowering of African American Letters The 135th Street Library / The Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, New York City 12 Mexican American Writers in the Borderlands of Culture Roma, La Lomita, San Agustin de Laredo, and San Ygnacio Historic Districts, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas 13 American Writers and Dreams of the Silver Screen Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District, Los Angeles, California Index of Authors Index of Historic Sites
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Literary Landscape 1 Celebrating the Many in One Walt Whitman Birthplace, Huntington, Long Island, New York 2 Living in Harmony with Nature Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts 3 Freedom’s Port The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford, Massachusetts 4 The House that Uncle Tom’s Cabin Built Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Connecticut 5 The Irony of American History The Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Hannibal, Missouri, and the Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut 6 Native American Voices Remember Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota 7 “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” The Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton, Ohio 8 Leaving the Old World for the New The Tenement Museum, New York City 9 The Revolt from the Village The Original Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota 10 Asian American Writers and Creativity in Confinement Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco, California, and Manzanar National Historic Site, Independence, California 11 Harlem and the Flowering of African American Letters The 135th Street Library / The Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, New York City 12 Mexican American Writers in the Borderlands of Culture Roma, La Lomita, San Agustin de Laredo, and San Ygnacio Historic Districts, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas 13 American Writers and Dreams of the Silver Screen Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District, Los Angeles, California Index of Authors Index of Historic Sites
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