Books with title Our town

Winner! 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama In an important publishing event, Samuel French, in cooperation with the Thornton Wilder estate is pleased to release the playwright's definitive version of Our Town. This edition of the play differs only slightly from previous acting editions, yet it presents Our Town as Thornton Wilder wished it to be performed. Described by Edward Albee as "...the greatest American play ever written," the story follows the small town

Our Town (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Thornton Wilder Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provide: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers

Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of life in the town of Grover 's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play.It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new Foreword by Donald Margulies, who writes, "You are holding in your hands a great American play. Possibly the great American play." In addition, Tappan Wilder has written an eye-opening new Afterword, which includes Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes and other illuminating photographs and documentary material.

This early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Extensively illustrated throughout, contents include: The Glorious Fourth, The Old Time Revival, The Drama in our Town, The Campaign Back Home, and The Parlor Back Home.... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Take a journey into the daily life of a small town with CliffsNotes Our Town. Meet Thornton Wilder's beloved characters Emily Webb and George Gibb and watch as they experience daily life, fall in love, and face tragedy.What moments of your own life would you choose to live over again if given the chance? You can count on CliffsNotes to help open your eyes to the characters and themes in Our Town as you think about what it means to really live life every, every minute.

A handsome Perennial Classics edition of America's favourite play, Our Town, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. First produced and published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of life in the small village of Grover's Corners has become an American classic and is Thornton Wider's most renowned and most frequently performed play. This Perennial Classics edition includes a foreword by Donald Margulies and contains an afterword with documentary material edited by Tappan Wilder.

KYLE KETCHUM and his three best friends, MICHAEL, NIA, and SKYLER livein White Tanks, Pennsylvania, which just happens to be the location ofone of the creepiest graveyards in all of America. Once known as abustling boomtown of happiness, prosperity, and hope, White Tanks hasbecome a frightening, old, steel town, known mostly for being groundzero of the infamous nuclear meltdown that took place on Marathon Island 30 years ago. Isolated from populated society, far away from any majorcity, the four friends have no one to turn to but each other when theybegin to suspect that the widespread hauntings and unexplained,supernatural phenomena that plague their town have a direct link to theMarathon Island disaster. Joining forces, the four lifelong friends setout to uncover the town's shadowy history, and decipher the cluesguarding the secrets that will lead them to the truth of how White Tanks became a playground for mayhem and monsters.

Our Town is a powerful recycling storybook written by a child and features art images by Sanda Cook (b.1972.) Olivia Grace, a young leader in the community, works to engage others in a significant movement to improve the environment. This story demonstrates that forming a big idea, speaking up and taking collaborative action are paths to positive change.