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100 Great American Novels You've (Probably) Never Read
Karl Bridges
ISBN:
1-59158-165-6
ISBN-13:
978-1-59158-165-9
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/1591581656
264 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication:
9/30/2007
List Price:
$52.00
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UK Sterling Price: £35.95
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In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
7 x 10
Subjects:
Library & Information Science
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Reference -- General
Library & Information Science
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Reference -- Tools
Reviews:
Unlike other such lists....this collection includes novels written during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries....Bridges takes a broad definition of American, in some cases including authors of other nationalities who lived and wrote in the United States and in others American authors living and working abroad....A useful addition to public and undergraduate library collections.
—Library Journal
2/1/2008
Description:
From Elizabeth Stoddard's
The Morgesons
and Anzia Yzierska's
The Bread Givers
to Laurie Colwin's
Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object
and Chet Raymo's
The Dork of Cork
, here are some of the forgotten gems of American literature. Bridges has compiled a diverse list of 100 American novels published between 1797 and 1997 and worthy of the title great. Although the idea is to bring light to the obscure, these titles are physically accessible to readers—either in print, or represented in library collections and available through library loan.
Title Features:
For each title, he provides a brief quotation from the book, a plot summary and review commentary, a biographical sketch of the author, a list of the author's other publications, and resources to consult for further information. Intended as a ready reference, this guide will be of particular interest to readers' advisors, and faculty and students of American literature.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
100 Great American Novels You've (Probably) Never Read
Index
About the Author:
Karl Bridges
is Associate Professor, Reference Librarian/Bibliographic Instructor and Coordinator of Electronic Resources, Bailey/Howe Library, Department of Information and Instruction, University of Vermont, Burlington.
LCC Class:
813
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