{"product_id":"9781881089070","title":"First Person Past: American Autobiographies, Volume 1","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFirst Person Past: American Autobiographies, Volume 1\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMarian Morton | Russell Duncan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novelist William Dean Howells described autobiography as the most democratic of American literary genres. Autobiography has offered a voice to women, African Americans, Native Americans, and others whose writings have often been excluded from the literary canon. The men and women presented here observed, shaped, or participated in many of the most exciting and important events of American history. First Person Past lets them speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the hundreds of American autobiographies, the editors have chosen twelve for each of Volumes I and II of \u003ci\u003eFirst Person Past\u003c\/i\u003e because they are interesting history and good literature. Their literary and historical virtues have been preserved as edited for inclusion in each volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRussell Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarian Morton\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at John Carroll University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 August 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781881089070\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314367852684,"sku":"9781881089070","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781881089070_90fe028e-dc9b-4249-8365-3b1e1d8b01bd.jpg?v=1780181934","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781881089070","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}