Description: An American Vein is an anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. The book reprises critical writing of influential authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Cratis Williams, and Jim Wayne Miller. It introduces new writing by Rodger Cunningham, Elizabeth Engelhardt, and others.
Review Quotes: "It's not often that a collection of literary criticism this solid, comprehensive, and comprehensible appears."--Journal of Appalachian Studies