Contemporary Cultural Mythology:
American Road Narratives
Dr Marguerite Helmers
| The Oxford Companion to American Literature | PS21.H3 1995 |
| John Steinbeck: A Dictionary of Fictional Characters | PS3537.T3234 Z7137 |
| St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture | E1691.S764 2000 |
| The Reader's Companion to American History | E174.R43 1991 |
| International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers:Films | PN1997.8 I58 2000 |
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