{"product_id":"interpreting-the-self-two-hundred-years-of-american-autobiography-0226054489","title":"Interpreting the Self: Two Hundred Years of American Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0226054489\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bjorklund, Diane\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this ambitious study, Diane Bjorklund explores the historical nature of self-narrative. Examining over 100 American autobiographers published in the last two centuries, she discusses not only well-known autobiographies such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie but also many obscure ones such as a traveling book peddler, a minstrel, a hotel proprietress, an itinerant preacher, a West Point cadet, and a hoopskirt wire manufacturer. Bjorklund draws on the colorful stories of these autobiographers to show how their historical epoch shapes their understandings of self.\"A refreshingly welcome approach to this intriguing topic. . . . [Bjorklund's] extensive and systematic approach to her source material is impressive and enriches our understanding of this essential subject.\"-Virginia Quarterly Review\"Bjorklund studies both famous and obscure writers, and her clear prose style and copious quotations provide insight into the many aspects of the changing American self.\" -Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676067889440,"sku":"NEW0226054489","price":36.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71LCU4qSirL.jpg?v=1779233675","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/interpreting-the-self-two-hundred-years-of-american-autobiography-0226054489","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}