The book was an eye-opener. Now comes “American Character,” in which the same author looks at the same “American nations” through the lens of two opposing – and defining – values ...

But it didn’t deter me or the others who were defending “The Catcher in the Rye” against a proposal to ban books with obscenities ... when essential characters of American culture get ...

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The only thing “ostensibly African American” about the book, he fumes to himself ... multilayered story of its main character’s life. A middle-aged English professor from a family ...

Girls of the Year have two biographical books, compared with the six provided for each historical character. The current catalogue leads with the My American Girl offerings, followed by “Dress ...

John J. Miller is joined by Lawrence Perelman to discuss his new book, American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character. John J. Miller signs off. John J.

But in 1962, Peter from “The Snowy Day” was something most children in the United States had never seen before: an African American character who was the hero of his own book. “None of the ...