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Title:

Great American bestsellers (DVD) [videorecording] : the books that shaped America / Peter Conn.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Teaching Company,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + course guidebook (vi, 125 p. ; 20 cm.)

Subject:

American literature--History and criticism.
Best sellers--United States--History and criticism.

Other Authors:

Teaching Company.

Notes:

Teaching Company: PD2527A. Title from container. 24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture. Great Courses Course guidebook includes bibliographical references (p. 116-125). Taught by Peter Conn; producers, Tony Hidenrick, Zachary H. Rhoades; editor, Tony Hidenrick.

Contents:

Lecture 12. Main Street. Lecture 2. The Bay Psalm book -- Lecture 3. Common sense -- Lecture 4. The last of the Mohicans -- Lecture 5. Uncle Tom's cabin -- Lecture 6. Ragged Dick -- Part 1. Disc 2. Lecture 7. Little women -- Lecture 8. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Lecture 9. The Virginian -- Lecture 10. The house of mirth -- Lecture 11. The jungle -- Lecture 12. Main Street.
Lecture 24. Recent bestsellers. Lecture 14. The good earth -- Lecture 15. Gone with the wind -- Lecture 16. How to win friends and influence people -- Lecture 17. The grapes of wrath -- Lecture 18. Native son -- Part 2. Disc 4. Lecture 19. The catcher in the rye -- Lecture 20. To kill a mockingbird -- Lecture 21. Catch-22 -- Lecture 22. The woman warrior -- Lecture 23. John Adams -- Lecture 24. Recent bestsellers.

Summary:

In 24 lectures, 30 minutes each, Prof. Conn discusses why bestsellers matter and how their recurring themes reflect our pervasive issues. For some, he talks about why they were so popular.

ISBN:

9781598035353 (set)
1598035355 (set)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)454683203

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)