A Hoosier Holiday
Though far from the author's usual musings, this is actually a forerunner to the American road novel and very well could have been one of the inspirations for Jack Kerouac . . . this is a fine addition to public and academic libraries. -Library JournalTheodore Dreiser, road warrior . . . Dreiser's account of his homecoming will touch a familiar and responsive chord in anyone who has undertaken one. . . . In that, as in so much else in this book, as in the great body of all his work, Dreiser in his earnest, heartfelt, clumsy way speaks to the universal experience. -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book WorldBecause [the book] provides a portr…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-02808-2
- EAN: 9780253028082
- Produktnummer: 21979651
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
- Seitenangabe: 560 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 6'102 KB
- Abbildungen: 31 b&w photos
Über den Autor
Theodore Dreiser authored realistic portrayals of life in the United States. His two best known works are Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, but he wrote over 15 other books-of fiction, travel, autobiography, poetry, plays, science and politics. Franklin Booth studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Student's League in New York. Best known for his intricate and precise drawings, he was a founder of the commercial art movement. His drawings appeared in magazines ranging from The Masses to Good Housekeeping.Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center for Leadership Studies and Associate Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and NPR poetry editor, is the author of such award-winning books as Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years, 1953-1971, Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal (with Townsend Hoopes), and Majic Bus: An American Odyssey.
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