A chance meeting
Subtitle: intertwined lives of American writers and artists, 1854-1967
By: Rachel Cohen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Friendship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Artists -- United States -- Biography.; Arts, American -- 20th century.; United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Dedicates a chapter each to meaningful encounters between significant writers and artists, including Henry James and Matthew Brady, Willa Cather and Mark Twain, and Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-346) and index.