ENGL 2131 American Literature: E-Books

This fascinating short history explores the meaning of the American Dream, or rather the several American Dreams that have both reflected and shaped American identity from the Pilgrims to the present. Cullen begins by noting that the United States, unlike most other nations, defines itself not on the facts of blood, religion, language, geography, or shared history, but on a set of ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and consolidated in the Constitution.

Roderick Nash's classic study of America's changing attitudes toward wilderness has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. Outside Magazine has included it in a survey of books that changed our world, and it has been called the Book of Genesis for environmentalists. Nash explores the future of wilderness and reflects on its ethical and biocentric relevance.