Great American bestsellers : [the books that shaped America]

Summary: "Historical romances, religious texts, crime stories, protest novels, tales of upward mobility: All of these topics and others have captured the attention of American readers over the past several centuries. This course offers a broad but intensive survey of representative novels and nonfiction books that were bestsellers in their own time"--Container.

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ISBN: 1598035347
ISBN: 9781598035346
ISBN: 9781490678344
ISBN: 1490678344
ISBN: 9781598035360
ISBN: 1598035363
Physical Description: sound disc
12 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebooks (19 cm).
Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2009]

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General Note:	Subtitle from container. In 2 containers (19 cm.). Compact discs. On container: Teaching Co. PC2527-02.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-125).
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. 1. disc 1. Lecture 1. Why do bestsellers matter? ; Lecture 2. The Bay Psalm book -- disc 2. Lecture 3. Common sense ; Lecture 4. The last of the Mohicans -- disc 3. Lecture 5. Uncle Tom's cabin ; Lecture 6. Ragged Dick -- disc 4. Lecture 7. Little women ; Lecture 8. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- disc 5. Lecture 9. The Virginian ; Lecture 10. The house of mirth -- disc 6. Lecture 11. The jungle ; Lecture 12. Main Street.
Participant or Performer Note:	Professor Peter Conn, lecturer, University of Pennsylvania.

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