English 11 AP: American Identities

Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Edward Abbey: a life - read this review of Edward Abbey's biography from ProQuest database.

Abbey's Web - website dedicated to the life, works and values of author Edward Abbey.

Henry Adams
Henry Adams - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Twayne's Authors Series - search this database for a chronology of Adams' life & works.

Henry Adams, Globe Trotter in Space and Time - images, biography, and excerpts from The Education of Henry Adams.

James Agee
James Agee - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Twayne's Authors Series - search this database for a chronology of Agee's life & works.

James Agee Collection - a biographical sketch from the Humanities Research Center at Univ. of Texas at Austin.

Nicholson Baker
Nicholson Baker - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Author Interviews - read an interview with Nicholson Baker.

Nicholson Baker: a life in detail - listen to excerpts of A Box of Matches.

Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Twayne's Authors Series - search this database for a chronology of Dillard's life & works.

Annie Dillard - a page compiled by a Dillard enthusiast; includes many valuable links.

Black Elk
Black Elk - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

American Writers - biographical information, as well as video footage from C-SPAN.

Encyc. of North American Indians - biography of the Oglala Lakota holy man, traditional healer, and visionary.

Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Historic Figures - biography from BBC.

People & Events - biographical information with links to other pages from PBS.

Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Twayne's Authors Series - search this database for a chronology of Hemingway's life & works.

Hemingway Resource Center - guide to Hemingway's life and works.

Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Twayne's Authors Series - search this database for a chronology of Hughes' life & works.

Modern American Poetry - a collection of critical, historical, and biographical information.

Washington Irving
Washington Irving - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Twayne's Authors Series - search this database for a chronology of Irving's life & works.

Washington Irving - an essay analyzing Irving's representations of Native Americans, including excerpts of his work.

Sunnyside - information about Washington Irving's farmhouse and biographical information.

Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Ron Kovic - search MasterFILE Select for information about Kovic.

Heroism Project - biographical information on Kovic.

Aldo Leopold
Aldo Leopold - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Leopold Center - life, works, links, and a Leopold radio feature.

Aldo Leopold Foundation - fact sheets about Leopold's life, ideas, and works.

James McBride
James McBride - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

James McBride - biographical information, reviews of works, and musical clips.

An Interview with the Author of The Color of Water - 2001 interview with McBride.

Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Thomas Merton Foundation - information on Merton's life, writings, and message.

Anglican Theological Review - review of Seven Storey Mountain.

Andrew X. Pham
Andrew X. Pham - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

Cycling Back to His Heritage - CBS Morning News interview with Pham.

Catfish and Mandala - TIME Asia review of Pham's biography.

Andrew X. Pham - NPR Morning Edition: Favorite Summers interview (RealAudio) with Pham.

Gary Soto
Gary Soto - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

The Official Gary Soto Website - Soto's website with frequently asked questions and more.

Gary Soto (b. 1952) - Heath Anthology of American Literature instructor's guide, with brief bio and analysis.

Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington - search the Student Resource Center database for biographies and literary criticisms.

The Booker T. Washington Era - brief biographical information, primary historical documents (e.g., speeches, letters).

Booker T. Washington - National Parks Service web page with links to bios, exhibits, information on the Tuskegee Institute, and more.

Created 05/05