NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2012
"The still-relevant contrast between these two American powerhouses is well told. Both men were consumed by domestic and international problems that continue to reverberate."
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2012
"A compact, generous entry into the comic sensibility of a thoughtful, adventurous life."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 26, 2010
"Raucous, fascinating and fun."
Before the Mississippi River became a fairly sedate liquid highway for barges, it was wild, cruel, punishing, gorgeous and a whole lot more fun.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 11, 2004
"Intimate, spellbinding drama of the affinity between friends, each struggling in his own way to tell the country the truth about itself."
Journalist and historian Perry (
Lift Up Thy Voice, 2001, etc.) examines in remarkable detail the 15-month period during which two iconic American figures produced monumental American literature.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 21, 2003
"No real surprises here, but a welcome reminder of the contributions of a great American social critic."
An argument that the native adventurer and high Victorian author's life was not "twain," as it is sometimes presented, but unified by an unflagging belief in his own luck, a fierce social conscience, and a never-ending quest for money.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2001
" A coffee-table volume that someone might actually read--and enjoy. The wonders of Burns and Company never cease. (110 b&w and 40 color illustrations)"
