American writers : a collection of literary biographies 
A. Walton Litz editor in chief 
 - New York  Gale Cengage Learning, Scribner  c1981 
 - xiii, 412 p. ; 29 cm 
<br/><br/> The 4-vol. main set consists of 97 of the pamphlets originally published as the University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers; some have been rev. and updated. The supplements cover writers not included in the original series. Supplement 2, <4> have editor in chief, A. Walton Litz ; Suppl. <3> edited by Lea Bechler, A. Walton Litz ; Retrospective suppl. 1, c1998, edited by A. Walton Litz & Molly Weigel ; Suppl. 5-<19> and Retrospective suppl. 2 have editor-in-chief, Jay Parini. Two different volumes issued as Restrospective supplement II. Includes bibliographical references and indexes 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780684175928 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature - Bio-bibliography<br/>American literature - History and criticism<br/>Authors, American - Biography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>810.9 GAL II-1