American Histories

John Edgar Wideman

Original title: American histories

earliest edition we have, 2018 Thorndike Press Large Print, 2019 305 pages

In this singular collection, John Edgar Wideman, the acclaimed author of Writing to Save a Life, blends the personal, historical, and political to invent complex, charged stories about love, death, struggle, and what we owe each other. With characters ranging from everyday Americans to Jean-Michel Basquiat to Nat Turner, American Histories is a journey through time, experience, and the soul of our country. "JB & FD"...

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Editions we hold

American Histories edition · 2019 · Thorndike Press Large Print · 305 pages · 9781432863159
American Histories paperback · 2019 · Scribner · 240 pages · 9781501178351
American Histories edition · 2019 · Canongate Books · 240 pages · 9781786892089
American Histories edition · 2018 · Canongate Books · 9781786892072
American histories edition · 2018 · 227 pages · 9781501178344
American Histories edition · 2018 · Scribner · 240 pages · 9781501178368
American Histories edition · 2018 · Canongate Books · 240 pages · 9781786892027

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