This book traces the central developments in American literature between and 1919.

Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Taking as a point of departure Robert Lowell's 1961 valuation of Crane and his power to speak from "the center of things," Warner Berthoff in this book reappraises the essential character and force of Crane's still problematic achievement.

These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.