Gives an anaylsis of the social themes and cultural perspectives of modern American autobiographies.
"An excellent reference for students of autobiography, an essential text for students of American autobiography, and the central critical work for students of modern American autobiography."--James Olney
"Stone displays a breadth of scholarship that is impressive. There are scores of allusions to lives other than the ones under discussion, and there are frequent references . . . which make this a truly interdisciplinary study and for which Stone should be strongly commended."--Literature and History