Concise dictionary of American literary biography. (Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1987)
[1] Colonization to the American Renaissance, 1640-1865 -- [2] Realism, naturalism, and local color, 1865-1917 -- [3] The Twenties, 1917-1929 -- [5] The new consciousness, 1941-1968 -- [6] Broadening views, 1968-1988 -- [7] Modern writers, 1900-1998.
"A Bruccoli Clark Layman book."
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Keywords: American literature -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries; American literature -- 20th century -- Dictionaries