The American Diaries, 1902-1926

Dreiser's careful preservation of his papers bears new fruit with the publication of his personal diaries for the years 1902—26. This volume presents all seven of Dreiser's hitherto unpublished American diaries, the intermittent journals he kept during the most productive years of his literary career. Together they constitute a revealing self—portrait as well as a valuable commentary on the American scene during the first quarter of the twentieth century. They offer reflections on turn—of—t...