Books like The New Literary History of America attract me with an irresistible force. Who wouldn’t be fascinated by a 1,128 pages about Elvis, Walt Disney, noir, architecture, automotive history, and dozens of other aspects of Popular Culture. The title of this volume is a misnomer. Yes, Hawthorne and Melville make cameo appearances, but the main focus is squarely on rock & roll and movies with detours into books, magazines, and television. This should be expected with Greil Marcus, noted Rock Critic, running the show. The book bursts with photos and artwork (which explains the $49. 99 price tag). With this book around, you’ll be compulsively dipping into its vast collection of informative articles. If you can’t spring for it now, ask Santa for it for Christmas. GRADE: A
1128 pages? Yikes.
THE NEW LITERARY HISTORY OF AMERICA is a browser’s delight, Bill.
Sounds like a must-have, unfortuntely.
AMAZON is selling it for $29, Jeff. Well worth it!
Hoping my library buys it.
It’s always worth requesting the book. The librarians around here respond to that, Patti. I pretty much get everything I ask for.
Then you should ask the librarians for a C-note.
If I added up the cost of all the books the librarians have purchased on my recommendation, Drongo, it would be in the thousands. Of course, it helps to have a Master’s in Library Science so the librarians respect my book selection opinions.
Right. If you ask them to get Orrie Hitt, not so much help?
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I’d strike out with the public library librarians if I requested Orrie Hitt, Jeff. But the SUNY at Buffalo librarians might be bold enough to order Orrie.