1940 - Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls is Published
1941 - James Thurber Writes The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947-1953 - Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov Usher in the Era of Popular Science Fiction
1948 - Tennessee Williams Wins His First Pulitzer Prize for A Street Car Named Desire
1949 - Arthur Miller Produced Death of a Salesman
Presented by Jane Kaczmarek, Great American Authors presents the rich, literary tradition of American storytelling…No country has produced a greater group of writers in a shorter period of time than America. It has been an incredible journey of finding the nation’s voice, beginning with the first colonists in the 17th century to a small cadre of brilliant, 19th century, New England writers who defined the unique American experience and soul, to the whole country speaking out in the 20th Century against war, poverty, racism and alientation.
Featuring such greats as Poe…Dickinson…Twain…Alcott…Hemingway…Wolfe…Steinbeck…Vonnegut and Morrison.
Designed for literary enthusiasts and history buffs alike, Great American Authors: Since 1650 is a must for every 21st century library and classroom. Authors are presented in concise, stand-alone clips, in chronological order.
