Regional Literature in the United States, Volume 2: The Midwest
T. Walter Herbert describes regional literature. Sinclair Lewis's novels Main Street, about a country undergoing construction, and Babbitt, about the growing urbanization of the Midwest. The writings of Carl Sandburg, which aim to redefine America as the Midwest. The Plains Indian tradition. How the Oklahoma Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan, in her book Mean Spirit, borrows a story from the Osage tribe.
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Participants
Mark Van Wienen Betty Louise Bell Sally Parry T. Walter Herbert
