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The chronology of American literature
America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times
By Burt, Daniel S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-61816-821-7
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2004
Gr 9-Up This hefty, reliable, and readable tome documents the development of U.S. letters from their practical, tendentious origins to the end of the 20th century. As the brief introduction explains, the editors include various representative works, not merely critically acclaimed texts. Johnny Gruelle is in with "Raggedy Ann," and so is E. B. White (but not William Steig or Russell Hoban). Robert Heinlein, Scott Turow, Stephen King, Sue Grafton, John Grisham, and Rod McKuen all appear. Essay overviews precede the year-by-year listings in each of five sections (1582-178...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
