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100 1 _aSharp, Dallas Lore,
_d1870-1929
245 1 0 _aSome great American books
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-02-19
508 _aBob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Some Great American Books" by Dallas Lore Sharp is a guidebook written in the early 20th century that aims to introduce readers to notable American literature. The book serves as a curated selection of significant works, intended to foster a deeper understanding of American literary heritage by recommending a series of important texts for consecutive reading. In this work, Sharp discusses a range of American authors and their key contributions to literature, including Washington Irving's "The Sketch Book," James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans," and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," among others. He emphasizes the importance of contextualizing literature within its historical period and encourages readers to engage actively with texts, appreciating their stylistic nuances and thematic depth. By providing recommendations and insights into each work, Sharp invites readers to embark on a journey through the diverse landscape of American literature, highlighting the cultural significance and emotional resonance of the selected books. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cChicago: American Library Association, 1925
653 _aAmerican literature -- History and criticism
653 _aBooks and reading -- United States
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/somegreatamerica0000unse/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75416
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