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Publishing History

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Subjects

English essays, Essays, Essays (single author), American literature, History and criticism, New York Times reviewed, Biography, American poetry, College readers, Essais américains, American essays, 20th century, Women authors, Social life and customs, American essays, 21st century, American prose literature, American wit and humor, Literature, American Authors, Fiction, short stories (single author), English language

Places

United States, California, Massachusetts, New York, New York (State), Chicago, Illinois, New England, New York (N.Y.), North Carolina, Southern States, Washington (D.C.), West (U.S.), Idaho, San Francisco, États-Unis, Boston, Indiana, Ireland, Los Angeles

People

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), David Sedaris, Maira Kalman, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, John Updike (1932-2009), Terry Castle, A. Gary Shilling, Aaron Gilbreath, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Times

20th century, 21st century, 19th century, 20e siècle, 21e siècle, 2001-, 1783-1865, 1945-, 1971-, 18th century

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 34 books
Robert Atwan, 32 books
Henry David Thoreau, 12 books
Wendell Berry, 11 books
Dave Eggers, 11 books
Mark Twain, 9 books
Agnes Repplier, 9 books
John Updike, 7 books
H. L. Mencken, 7 books
David Sedaris, 7 books
Joan Didion, 7 books
Royce Flippin, 7 books
Odell Shepard, 7 books
Lee Gutkind, 6 books
Edward Hoagland, 6 books
Gore Vidal, 6 books
Susan Sontag, 6 books
John McPhee, 6 books
Taylor, Warner, 5 books
Scott R. Sanders, 5 books
Arno L. Bader, 5 books
Samuel F. Pickering, 5 books
Essie Chamberlain, 5 books
Samuel Cohen, 5 books
Saul Bellow, 5 books