John James Audubon -- Rick Bass -- Carol Bly -- Hayden Carruth -- Frank Conroy -- Rebecca Harding Davis -- Theodor Seuss Geisel -- William Gibson -- Chester Himes -- Eva Hoffman -- Garrison Keillor -- Anita Loos -- Leonard Michaels -- Jay Neugeboren -- George Plimpton -- Francine Prose -- Scott Russell Sanders -- Gustaf Sobin
Summary
Contains biographical and critical essays on the work of important American writers. Presents scholar-signed essays prepared by experts in the field