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American Places

by Wallace Stegner

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A book about America by one of the greatest writers of the American West"This book is an attempt, by sampling, to say something about how the American people and the American land have interacted, how they have shaped one another; what patterns of li... Read more
A book about America by one of the greatest writers of the American West

"This book is an attempt, by sampling, to say something about how the American people and the American land have interacted, how they have shaped one another; what patterns of life, with what chances of continuity, have arisen out of the confrontations between an unformed society and a virgin continent. Perhaps it is less a book about the American land than some ruminationsabout the making of America. . . . We are the unfinished product of a long becoming."
—from American Places

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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File size7.76 X 5.08 X 0.58 in
Print pages272
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
Publication date July 25, 2006
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780143039747
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Wallace Stegner
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Wallace Earle Stegner (Feb 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and historian, often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer P...

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