{"product_id":"9780061834400","title":"Twenty-five Books That Shaped America : How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty-five Books That Shaped America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Thomas C. Foster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eHow to Read Literature Like a Professor\u003c\/em\u003e comes a highly entertaining and informative book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most shaped the American character. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/em\u003e, and others captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. \u003cem\u003eTwenty-five Books That Shaped America\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Funny, challenging, clear, and always insightful, this intriguing book will make you think again about what it means to be an American.”\u003cbr\u003e“Many readers will wish they had a high-school English teacher as cheery and engaged as Foster.”\u003cbr\u003e“Foster is a witty, quirkily provocative, and perceptive literary critic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061834400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41057154269390,"sku":"9780061834400","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061834400_6f503b32-6f43-4936-9bc7-d8b3494cbff0.jpg?v=1652162776","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061834400","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}