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  • Reading Harper Lee

    Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman

    by Claudia Durst Johnson ...
    The first book-length study of Harper Lee's two novels, this is the ultimate reference for those interested in Harper Lee's writing, most notably as it considers race, class, and gender.To Kill a Mockingbird is timeless, continuing to be a favorite among both students and adults. One million copies are sold every year, and it remains one of the books most often taught in school. This companion ... Read more

    $35.69 USD

  • Church and Stage

    The Theatre as Target of Religious Condemnation in Nineteenth Century America

    by Claudia Durst Johnson ...
    Throughout nineteenth century America, religious officials often condemned the theatre as an inversion of the house of God, similar to the church in architectural structure and organization but wholly different in purpose and values. This book explores the many ways in which religious institutions supported by capitalism profoundly affected the early development of American theatre. The author ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • The Productive Tension of Hawthorne's Art

    by Claudia Durst Johnson ...
    In The Productive Tension of Hawthorne’s Art, Claudia D. Johnson identifies and explores the tension between Nathaniel Hawthorne’s concepts of art and morality by describing its sources, plotting its manifestations, and suggesting how the opposing elements of this tension are finally reconciled.Hawthorne’s major works, including his short fiction, exhibit a profound conflict between eighteenth ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Daily Life in Colonial New England

    by Claudia Durst Johnson ...
    Series series The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
    This book presents a unique perspective on life in Colonial England, exposing many misconceptions and depicting how elements of its culture that are typically regarded as marginal—such as the activities of pirates—actually had an extensive impact of the populace.The daily lives of most colonial New Englanders were much more colorful and exotic than the drab, pious picture many of us have in mind. ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

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  • A History of American Literature

    by Percy Holmes Boynton ...
    In "A History of American Literature," Percy Holmes Boynton offers an exhaustive and insightful examination of the evolution of American literary expression from its inception to the modern era. Reflecting a scholarly rigor rooted in his expertise, Boynton employs a comprehensive literary style that marries rigorous analysis with accessibility, making complex themes and literary movements ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE

    by PERCY H. BOYNTON ...
    The general purpose in the preparation of this book has been to eliminate negligible detail and to subordinate or omit authors of minor importance in order to stress the men and the movements that are most significant in American intellectual history. The book has therefore been written with a view to showing the drift of American thought as illustrated by major writers or groups and as revealed ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Phillis Wheatley Chooses Freedom

    History, Poetry, and the Ideals of the American Revolution

    by G.J. Barker-Benfield ...
    The dramatic story of Phillis Wheatley, a free, black poet who resisted the pressures of arranged marriage, truly embodying the ideals of the American RevolutionThere is an uncomfortable paradox at the heart of the American Revolution: many of the men leading the war for independence were slave owners, contradicting the ideal of freedom that they claimed to represent. Meanwhile, abolitionist ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • White Trash

    The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

    by Nancy Isenberg ...
    **The New York Times bestsellerA New York Times Notable and Critics’ Top Book of 2016Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionOne of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head OnNPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016’s Great ReadsSan Francisco Chronicle's Best of 2016: 100 recommended booksA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016Globe & Mail 100 Best of 2016 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Battle for Christmas

    A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday

    by Stephen Nissenbaum ...
    PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Drawing on a wealth of research, this "fascinating" book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children.Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Daemon Knows

    Literary Greatness and the American Sublime

    by Harold Bloom ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND KIRKUS REVIEWSHailed as “the indispensable critic” by The New York Review of Books, Harold Bloom—New York Times bestselling writer and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University—has for decades been sharing with readers and students his genius and passion for understanding literature and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Americans: The Colonial Experience

    by Daniel J. Boorstin ...
    Series Book 1 - Americans Series
    Winner of the Bancroft PrizeIn this brilliantly original book, written for the general reader, the American past becomes richly meaningful to the present. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Scout, Atticus, and Boo

    A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird

    by Mary McDonagh Murphy ...
    To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Harper Lee’s beloved classic To Kill a Mockingbird, filmmaker Mary Murphy has interviewed prominent figures—including Oprah, Anna Quindlen, and Tom Brokaw—on how the book has impacted their lives. These interviews are compiled in Scout, Atticus, and Boo, the perfect companion to one of the most important American books of the 20th Century. Scout, Atticus, and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD