Actress Jane Kaczmarek hosts this comprehensive history of American fiction from 1650 to the present day, which includes profiles of some of the country's greatest authors. Illuminating the lives of writers such as Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Toni Morrison and others, the program examines the way each developed a unique voice that reflects the complex fabric of America.
Top Cast
Jane Kaczmarek as Self - Host
Libby Baker as Anne Bradstreet
Shauna Earp as Sylvia Plath
Alphonse Keasley as Narrator
Tom Kimball as Henry Melville
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