american essays

Contains a collection of twenty-seven essays by author David Sedaris as he reflects upon his childhood and presents stories of family characters, the embarrassments of adolescence, and some of the difficulties he had growing up.

A collection of essays by various authors which reflect on all aspects of American history, culture, and experience.

A collection of essays in which the author discusses her personal relationship with the natural beauty and harshness of Wyoming.

Presents a collection of essays originally published in various periodicals throughout the twentieth century, written by a number of noted writers including Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, John Updike, and many others.

Presents approximately eighty short nonfiction pieces written by Jamaica Kincaid for the Talk of the Town section of "The New Yorker" magazine from 1978 to 1983, the period following her arrival in the U.S. from Antigua.

Collection of short, non-fiction pieces, illustrating the many forms of non-fiction writing, including the essay, anecdote, journal entry, and commentary, arranged thematically, with biographical notes on each author.

Collection of essays by women on family, self-identity, choices, nature, and confronting oppression and violence.

A selection of twenty-one essays represents the diversity of voices that constitute the American literary community.

Includes 140 essays by 120 writers: classics, curiosities, meditations, diversions, old favorites, and recent examples.

A collection of essays by well-known authors for young people, reflecting on various aspects of life in twentieth-century America, including politics, the environment, sports, fashion, and civil rights.