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Subjects

English essays, Essays, Essays (single author), American literature, History and criticism, New York Times reviewed, College readers, Biography, American poetry, Essais américains, American essays, 20th century, American essays, 21st century, Social life and customs, Women authors, American prose literature, American wit and humor, American Authors, Literature, English language, Fiction, short stories (single author)

Places

United States, California, Massachusetts, New York, New York (State), Chicago, Illinois, New England, North Carolina, Southern States, Washington (D.C.), West (U.S.), Idaho, New York (N.Y.), États-Unis, Boston, Indiana, Ireland, Los Angeles, Maine

People

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), David Sedaris, Maira Kalman, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, John Updike (1932-2009), Terry Castle, A. Gary Shilling, Aaron Gilbreath, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Times

20th century, 21st century, 19th century, 20e siècle, 21e siècle, 2001-, 1783-1865, 1971-, 18th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 34 books
Robert Atwan, 32 books
Wendell Berry, 11 books
Dave Eggers, 11 books
Henry David Thoreau, 10 books
Agnes Repplier, 9 books
Joan Didion, 8 books
Mark Twain, 7 books
David Sedaris, 7 books
Royce Flippin, 7 books
Odell Shepard, 7 books
Lee Gutkind, 6 books
Edward Hoagland, 6 books
Gore Vidal, 6 books
John Updike, 6 books
Susan Sontag, 6 books
H. L. Mencken, 6 books
John McPhee, 6 books
Taylor, Warner, 5 books
Scott R. Sanders, 5 books
Arno L. Bader, 5 books
Essie Chamberlain, 5 books
Samuel Cohen, 5 books
Saul Bellow, 5 books
Gerald Henry Levin, 5 books