Twenty-five Books That Shaped America
- Author: Thomas C. Foster
- Narrator: Sean Pratt
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 12:02:52
Synopsis
From the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Read Literature Like a Professor 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.
Foster illuminates how books such as The Last of the Mohicans, Moby-Dick, My Ántonia, The Great Gatsby, The Maltese Falcon, Their Eyes Were Watching God, On the Road, The Crying of Lot 49, and others captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. Twenty-five Books That Shaped America is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature.
Chapters
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Chapter 001
Duration: 22min -
Chapter 002
Duration: 33min -
Chapter 003
Duration: 19min -
Chapter 004
Duration: 36min -
Chapter 005
Duration: 26min -
Chapter 006
Duration: 33min -
Chapter 007
Duration: 31min -
Chapter 008
Duration: 25min -
Chapter 009
Duration: 27min -
Chapter 010
Duration: 37min -
Chapter 011
Duration: 26min -
Chapter 012
Duration: 29min -
Chapter 013
Duration: 27min -
Chapter 014
Duration: 24min -
Chapter 015
Duration: 28min -
Chapter 016
Duration: 22min -
Chapter 017
Duration: 20min -
Chapter 018
Duration: 24min -
Chapter 019
Duration: 39min -
Chapter 020
Duration: 23min