Twenty-Five Books That Shaped America - by Thomas C Foster (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the author of the hugely successful "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" comes a highly entertaining and informative new book on the 25 works of literature that have most shaped American identity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From the author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling <em>How to Read Literature Like a Professor</em> comes a highly entertaining and informative book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most shaped the American character. </strong></p><p>Thomas C. Foster applies his much-loved combination of wit, know-how, and analysis to explain how each work has shaped our very existence as readers, students, teachers, and Americans. He illuminates how books such as <em>The Last of the Mohicans</em>, <em>Moby-Dick</em>, <em>My Ántonia</em>, <em>The Great Gatsby</em>, <em>The Maltese Falcon</em>, <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God</em>, <em>On the Road</em>, <em>The Crying of Lot 49</em>, and others captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. <em>Twenty-five Books That Shaped America</em> is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>From the author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling <em>How to Read Literature Like a Professor</em> comes a highly entertaining and informative new book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most shaped the American character. Foster applies his much-loved combination of wit, know-how, and analysis to explain how each work has shaped our very existence as readers, students, teachers, and Americans.</p><p>Foster illuminates how books such as <em>The Last of the Mohicans</em>, <em>Moby-Dick</em>, <em>My Ántonia</em>, <em>The Great Gatsby</em>, <em>The Maltese Falcon</em>, <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God</em>, <em>On the Road</em>, <em>The Crying of Lot 49</em>, and others captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. <em>Twenty-five Books That Shaped America</em> is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Foster is a witty, quirkily provocative, and perceptive literary critic."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"Funny, challenging, clear, and always insightful, this intriguing book will make you think again about what it means to be an American."--Janice A. Radway, author of <i>A Feeling for Books</i><br><br>"Many readers will wish they had a high-school English teacher as cheery and engaged as Foster."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br>
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