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A Literary Tour of the United States

Summary

Beginning with poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, trace the remarkable legacy of Boston's literary artists. Among many, sample the work of African American poet Phillis Wheatley, novelist Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, and the confessional poets Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Robert Lowell. Note the ways in which Boston's writers have used their creative powers to heal and unite the nation.

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