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You're no idiot, of course. You know that Samuel Clemens had a better-known pen name, Moby Dick is a famous whale, and the Raven only said,"Nevermore." But when it comes to understanding the great works of Mark Twain, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, you'd rather rent the videos than head to your local library. Don't tear up your library card yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature teaches you all about the rich tradition of American prose and poetry, so you can fully appreciate its magnificent diversity. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

Rating : - Worth the cost to pass the CLEP
REA has been a wonderful help to my high school daughters to get through their many CLEP exams. I was disappointed to find they did not have a guide for US Lit, so took the recommendation to purchase this book. Unfortunately it is out of print and a used copy cost over twice the price it did new! Still it was worth the cost. Even though my daughter had been studying American Lit all year, she found this book helped her quite a bit in the exam. She scored a 65.