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Explanation of America.

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"[An] ambitious and immensely likable long poem ... a poem which--a rare thing--seems to combine intimacy and authority."--The New York Times Book Review "Wise and compassionate... It is one of the most readable long poems in recent memory, graspable by all."--Kenneth Funsten, The Los Angeles Times "I can't imagine anyone who, after reading An Explanation of America, wouldn't want to return to it again and again."--William H. Pritchard, Poetry

An Explanation of America

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 8/21/1979 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691013602, 978-0691013602
      ISBN10: 0691013608

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explanation of America.

      Trade Review
      "[An] ambitious and immensely likable long poem ... a poem which--a rare thing--seems to combine intimacy and authority."--The New York Times Book Review "Wise and compassionate... It is one of the most readable long poems in recent memory, graspable by all."--Kenneth Funsten, The Los Angeles Times "I can't imagine anyone who, after reading An Explanation of America, wouldn't want to return to it again and again."--William H. Pritchard, Poetry

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