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A Journey Through Literary America
Booksellers, we are excited to announce that A Journey Through Literary America will be available the first week of October, 2009 — just in time for the holiday season. Coffee Table books always make great gifts. This one is for the literary enthusiast, the armchair traveler or the intrepid reader. Those who love books will love this book.

“This absolutely gorgeous book belongs in every book lover’s library.”
— Shelf-Awareness :: GIFT BOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

“Needless to say, this volume is both a treat and treasure. Informative as it is beautiful, it will make a wonderful addition to any library. And, if you’re looking for the perfect gift for the book lover in your life, look no further than A Journey Through Literary America.”
— Marc Shuster :: SMALL PRESS REVIEWS

“It is a beautiful and necessary book.”
— Elaine Kendall

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. I appreciate your consideration and hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Thomas Hummel

Trim Size:   8 3/4” x 9 3/4” (vertical)
Binding: 3-piece Hardcover
with Japanese Cloth Spine.
Jacketed.
Paper: Japanese White A Matte Art Paper
Pages: 304 Full-Color Pages
with over 140 Photographs
Publisher: Val de Grâce Books • Napa, California
ISBN: 978-0-9817425-1-9
LCCN: 2009930059
Retail Price: $45.00
Shelving: Travel, Biography, Literary Studies, Literary
Landmarks, Photography, America-General
Ancillary Items: Greeting Cards
Fine Art Prints
Release:

 October 2009
Distribution:

Ingram and Baker & Taylor

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Toll Free: 1-800-345-6665
Fax: 603-357-2073
E-mail: pbs@pathwaybook.com
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Contact Information: Thomas Hummel
A Journey Through Literary America
4551 Glencoe Avenue, Suite 110
Marina del Rey, California 90292
Tel: (310) 717-7258
E-mail: Tom@LiteraryAmerica.net

Writing Contest

The twenty-six American authors in A Journey Through Literary America wrote about their hometowns and/or the hometowns of their protagonists in tones that run the gamut: satirical, comical, reverential, nostalgic, matter-of-fact, but always evocative and revealing. We want you to write about your hometown (we leave it up to you how you choose to define the term, whether it be the town your grew up in, the town you have adopted as your own, the place that feels most like “home.”) The most important thing is that your entry must strongly evoke place.

Prizes: $1,000 first prize and $250 each for two runners-up.

Download: My Hometown :: Writing Contest Entry Form (PDF)

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Hardcover:
304 pages
Publisher: Val de Grâce Books
ISBN: 978-0-9817425-1-9
Released: October 2009
Retail Price: $45.00

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Reviews

Elegantly illustrated and written from a unique historical perspective, A Journey Through Literary America reacquaints the reader with the writers who established and continued our literary tradition. Beginning with Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper, the meticulously chosen photographs not only capture the natural wonders that have dazzled and influenced American writers for three centuries but also offer insight into the settings in which they lived and wrote. A beautiful and necessary book. — Elaine Kendall

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~ ALL CREATION ~
w/ quote by James Fenimore Cooper

~ A DISTANT STUDY ~
w/ quote by Herman Melville

~ REFLECTIONS ~
w/ quote by Henry David Thoreau

~ SIMPLICITY ~
w/ quote by Henry David Thoreau

~ GRASS IS TO COUNTRY ~
w/ quote by Willa Cather

~ PACIFIC SURGE ~
w/ quote by Robinson Jeffers

~ THE LAST GOOD COUNTRY ~
w/ quote by Ernest Hemingway

~ THE WESTERN AESTHETIC ~
w/ quote by Wallace Stegner

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