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Poet Maya Angelou chronicles her early life, focusing on her childhood in 1930s rural Arkansas, including her rape at the age of five, her subsequent years of muteness, and the strength she gained from her grandmother and Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a respected African-American woman in her town.

Mark Twain's account of his transformation into a Westerner when he joins his brother, a newly appointed federal official, in Nevada.

The author visits American authors' homes, whether the house is from their birth, death, or sometime in between, and gives background information while on the stomping grounds of Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Clemens, and the like.

A state-by-state guide to places associated with Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and other notable members of the Beat Generation, with photographs and literary lore.

Contains an overview of the various private sanctuaries and retreats of presidents of the United States, describing how they relax and recharge, from the ranch in Crawford, Texas--where President George Bush idles--to Mount Vernon, Martha's Vineyard, and Camp David.

John Rember chronicles the experiences he had while growing up in the Sawtooth Valley, and discusses what it was like to return home after years of being away.

Presents the author's first-hand account of growing up in Mooreland, Indiana in the 1960s and 1970s, remembering her eventful family life and championing her mother's accomplishments with fondness.

Examines the lives of twentieth-century American poets, focusing on Donald Hall, Richard Wilbur, Maxine Kumin, and Stanley Kunitz; and profiles their lives and achievements.

Learn the importance of the presidency, where he lives and what he does. Also how someone gets to be president and the qualities needed for the job.

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith chronicles her French-Italian family's struggle to survive in a housing project in Hartford, Connecticut, in the years following World War II.