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Shows why our classic American writers remain dispensable, even in an age of uncertainty over what our common heritage is.
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 1997Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 226 pages · 9780788195846
- Other · English · 1997Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 9780965833349
- Other · English · 1997Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 225 pages · 9780374230074
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