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American Writers: A Journey Through History

American Writers: A Journey Through History

Description: American Writers: A Journey Through History is a series produced and broadcast by C-SPAN in 2001 and 2002 that profiled selected American writers and their times. Each program was a two- to three-hour look at the life and times of one or more significant American writer. Wikipedia
Year Released: 2001
Number of episodes: 39
First episode air date: May 19, 2001
Network: C-SPAN
Language: English

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