In this definitive biography of Sinclair Lewis (Main Street, Babbitt), Lingeman presents an empathetic, absorbing, and balanced portrait of an eccentric alcoholic-workaholic whose novels and stories exploded shibboleths with a volatile ...

"[This book] is the story of what happened in the United States between Pearl Harbor and V-J Day. For those ... who were in this country then, the book will be a trip down memory lane. For others, it will be pure history.

Drug terms, including slang, defined from both pharmacological and sociological points of view.

For better or worse, small town values, convictions, and attitudes have shaped the psyche of this nation...[This book] chronicles the rise and fall of small towns from the Atlantic to the Pacific and interweaves the story of their ...

In this insightful new book, a veteran biographer explores the passions and betrayals that have enlivened the most significant, most fruitful friendships in American letters.

Lingeman's award-winning, two-volume biography Theodore Dreiser has been hailed by critics everywhere.