Great American bestsellers : the books that shaped America /
Books that shaped America
Peter Conn.
- Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2009.
- 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 125 p. ; 19 cm.)
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Course no. 2527 The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures.
Why do bestsellers matter? -- The Bay Psalm book -- Common sense -- The last of the Mohicans -- Uncle Tom's cabin -- Ragged Dick -- Little women -- The adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The Virginian -- The house of mirth -- The jungle -- Main Street -- The Maltese falcon -- The good earth -- Gone with the wind -- How to win friends and influence people -- The grapes of wrath -- The catcher in the rye -- To kill a mockingbird -- Catch-22 -- The woman warrior -- John Adams -- Recent bestsellers.
Professor Conn discusses why bestsellers matter and how their recurring themes reflect our pervasive issues. For some, he talks about why they were so popular.
Education. Teaching. Educación Enseñanza Literatura americana--Historia y crítica