The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories (Classic Collection (Brilliance Audio))

Ten classic stories from authors who have masterfully captured the American experience.<br/><br/>Irving's incredible and amusing tale of the archetypal "Rip Van Winkle" relates the story of a man who slept through history.<br/><br/>Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" tells of a young soldier who must struggle with his conscience no matter what the consequences.<br/><br/>"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is Mark Twain's hilarious story of a contest to end all contests in the rowdy days of the Forty-Niners.<br/><br/>Edgar Allan Poe's "The Man of the Crowd" tells of one man's strange fascination with another.<br/><br/>"The Ransom of Red Chief" is O. Henry's tale of a kidnapping that goes horribly, horribly, wrong.<br/><br/>"Miss Tempy's Watchers" by Sarah Orne Jewett speaks of the power of friendship.<br/><br/>Kate Chopin's lovely "Desiree's Baby" tells the poignant story of one woman's search for her past.<br/><br/>Jack London's acclaimed "The Call of the Wild" is a thrilling adventure of nature and survival.<br/><br/>Edith Wharton pens a chilling ghost story in the atmospheric "The Eyes."<br/><br/>And "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" is F. Scott Fitzgerald's wry and amusing tale of a young lady's struggle for social success.