The American Earthquake

by Edmund Wilson

Book Overview

The American Earthquake amply conveys the astonishing breadth of Edmund Wilson's talent, provides an unparalleled vision of one of the most troubling periods in American history, and, perhaps inadvertently, offers a self-portrait comparable to The Education of Henry Adams.

During a twelve-month period in 1930 and 1931, Edmund Wilson wrote a series of lengthy articles which he then collected in a book called American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374515077
• ISBN13: 9780374515072
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 580 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"