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A Literary Tour of the United States

Summary

In this rich sampling of Southern writing, stop first at Monroeville, Alabama, to trace the lives and deep bond between novelists Harper Lee and Truman Capote. Within the distinctive culture of New Orleans, learn what inspired playwright Tennessee Williams, poets Charles Bukowski and Shelton Alexander, 19th-century novelists George Washington Cable, Kate Chopin, and Lafcadio Hearn, and others.

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