Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index.
Contents
What Americans know and how they know it: song -- What Americans know and how they know it: story -- "Picture perfect Ireland": Thomas Moran's The world I made for her -- Naming the past: Lisa Carey's The mermaids singing -- The pain of not knowing: Katharine Weber's The music lesson -- Bringing paddies over: Alice McDermott's Charming Billy -- The rage of the dying animal: Mary Gordon's The other side -- Conclusion: The journey.
