This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction--from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard--to tell a story of self-actualization. It aims to evoke the totality of Toni Morrison's literary vision.

Covers literature of the United States, Canada, and Latin America from the time of European exploration to the 1990s.

Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of American writers, thinkers, and cultural figures, written by subject experts.

"A vibrant collection of personal and lyric essays in conversation with archival objects of Black history and memory"-- Provided by publisher.

Thomas C. Foster, acclaimed author of the phenomenal bestseller How to Read Literature Like a Professor, returns with a hugely entertaining appreciation of twenty-five works of literature that have greatly influenced the American identity. In a delightfully informative, often wry manner, Twenty-Five Books that Shaped America looks closely at important literary classics that are true national treasures. From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin,...

Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of American writers, thinkers, and cultural figures, written by subject experts.