Parini examines the life and times of 13 books that have changed America. Each of the books has been a watershed, gathering intellectual currents and marking a turn in American life and thought. The 13 books range from "Of Plymouth Plantation" to "The Feminine Mystique."
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Parini examines the life and times of 13 books that have changed America. Each of the books has been a watershed, gathering intellectual currents and marking a turn in American life and thought. The 13 books range from "Of Plymouth Plantation" to "The Feminine Mystique."
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This book reviews 13 books that the author feels affected American society, tho' he confesses others feel differently and that he could have easily chosen others. In fact, he includes a 100 more in an annotated bibliography. For each of the 13 books he has a 4 part essay. The first part gives a general introduction to the essay followed by a discussion of the author and the times in which the work was written. He then goes through the work and concludes with his perceptions on how it affected society.