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    John Beckman

    John Beckman is a professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Granta, Book, McSweeney’s, and Arizona Quarterly, among other publications. His novel The Winter Zoo was named a New York Times Notable Book. Beckman lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife, the critic Marcela Valdes, and their baby daughter.

    American Fun
    American Fun
    Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt
    John Beckman
    9780345803771
    $25.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 04, 2014
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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    American Fun
    American Fun
    Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt
    John Beckman
    9780345803771
    $25.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 04, 2014
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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