{"product_id":"9780061834400","title":"Twenty-five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Literature Like a Professor\u003c\/i\u003e comes a highly entertaining and informative new book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most shaped the American character. Foster applies his much-loved combination of wit, know-how, and analysis to explain how each work has shaped our very existence as readers, students, teachers, and Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoster illuminates how books such as \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/i\u003e, and others captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. \u003ci\u003eTwenty-five Books That Shaped America\u003c\/i\u003e is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010003484912,"sku":"9780061834400","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061834400_p0.jpg?v=1763622292","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061834400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}