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"""The section covering post-World War II America is particularly useful to instructors of Western American literature....[T]he anthology's strength is in its diversity, a geographical and cultural zigzag....For Barbara and George Perkins, the magical transformation into ""American"" exists, though not at the expense of cultural expression. Their anthology is one such colorful expression.""--Western American Literature ""After looking for an anthology for a first-time offered Multicultural American Literature class, I found Kaleidoscope to be the perfect solution...the selection is excellent.""--Ted Pelton, Lakeland College ""Good variety, well presented, interesting arrangement.""--Eileen Oliver, Washington State University ""I like the comprehensiveness of the offerings--16th century to the present.""--Catharine Seigel, Rhode Island School of Design ""The primary virtue of this anthology is that it brings together a wide range of provocative pieces not usually found in anthologies.""--Allen E. Hibbard, Damascus University ""Brilliant idea--could be used as additional reading for any survey course in American literature. The selections are fascinating, student-friendly, and relevant. Bravo!""--Alex Vardamis, University of Vermont ""An extremely valuable anthology of the multicultural range of American lives. The best work of its kind to date.""--Ashton Nichols, Dickinson College ""How refreshing to find a multicultural reader with quality selections.""--George Klawitter, Viterbo College ""There is a lot of good material intelligently and coherently organized in this anthology; indeed it's a very attractive production altogether.""--E.N. Feltskog, University of Wisconsin, Madison ""Admirably wide-ranging.""--Juan Leon, University of Michigan ""I like the comprehensiveness of the offerings.""--Catharine Seigel, Rhode Island School of Design ""Interesting span of texts on the American experience--good specimens of primary texts.""--Brenda W. Thomas, LaGrange College"

The section covering post-World War II America is particularly useful to instructors of Western American literature....[T]he anthology's strength is in its diversity, a geographical and cultural zigzag....For Barbara and George Perkins, the magical transformation into American exists, though not at the expense of cultural expression. Their anthology is one such colorful expression. --Western American Literature After looking for an anthology for a first-time offered Multicultural American Literature class, I found Kaleidoscope to be the perfect solution...the selection is excellent. --Ted Pelton, Lakeland College Good variety, well presented, interesting arrangement. --Eileen Oliver, Washington State University I like the comprehensiveness of the offerings--16th century to the present. --Catharine Seigel, Rhode Island School of Design The primary virtue of this anthology is that it brings together a wide range of provocative pieces not usually found in anthologies. --Allen E. Hibbard, Damascus University Brilliant idea--could be used as additional reading for any survey course in American literature. The selections are fascinating, student-friendly, and relevant. Bravo! --Alex Vardamis, University of Vermont An extremely valuable anthology of the multicultural range of American lives. The best work of its kind to date. --Ashton Nichols, Dickinson College How refreshing to find a multicultural reader with quality selections. --George Klawitter, Viterbo College There is a lot of good material intelligently and coherently organized in this anthology; indeed it's a very attractive production altogether. --E.N. Feltskog, University of Wisconsin, Madison Admirably wide-ranging. --Juan Leon, University of Michigan I like the comprehensiveness of the offerings. --Catharine Seigel, Rhode Island School of Design Interesting span of texts on the American experience--good specimens of primary texts. --Brenda W. Thomas, LaGrange College

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George Perkins is editor of The American Tradition in Literature (Seventh Edition, 1990), the leading American literature survey text. George and Barbara Perkins are co-authors or co-editors of Contemporary American Literature (1988), The Reader's Encyclopedia of American literature (1991), and Women's Work: American Literature by Women (1994), and founders and editors of The Journal of Narrative Technique.

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