print email comment close Language of the Land: Journeys Into Literary America URL: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/land/ Description: This site examines the "metaphor of a journey" in American literature "through maps, photographs, and the works of American authors from a variety of periods." Featured writers include Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, and others "whose works are rooted in a particular place." Browsable by region, and object. From the Library of Congress. Publisher: Library of Congress Library of Congress Subject Headings: American literature LII Database Information: Record 17653 created by Hillary Theyer on 01/18/2000 Last modification on 09/23/2004 Published: 01/18/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/17653