Writing America Literary Landmarks from by Shelley Fisher Fishkin PAPERBACK

Writing AmericaLiterary Landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee (a Reader's Companion)\nAuthor(s): Shelley Fisher Fishkin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813575988, 978-0813575988\nSynopsis\nWinner of the John S. Tuckey 2017Lifetime Achievement Award for Mark Twain Scholarship from The Center for Mark Twain Studies\n\n American novelist [url] Doctorow once observed that literature endows places with meaning. Yet, as this wide-ranging new book vividly illustrates, understanding the places that shaped American writers lives and their art can provide deep insight into what makes their literature truly meaningful.\n Published on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Historic Preservation Act, Writing America is a unique, passionate, and eclectic series of meditations on literature and history, covering over 150 important National Register historic sites, all pivotal to the stories that make up Ame.