The Nineties in America - Salem Press (2009)
had known in his native Mumbai. His novelSuch a Long Journey(1991) won the Governor General’s Award for English-Language Fiction ...
came more popular, for travel and as a substitute for reading. At the same time, large chains (notably Bor- ders and Barnes & ...
Paley (The Collected Stories, 1994), Rick Bass (In the Loyal Mountains, 1995), Andre Dubus (Dancing After Hours, 1996), Gina Ber ...
forA Lesson Before Dyingin 1993. Asian American writers played a major part in the cultural climate of the 1990’s. Amy Tan had e ...
(Possession, 1990) and J. K. Rowling (the Harry Pot- ter series, 1997-2007), and also meant Canadian writers like Margaret Atwoo ...
dissemination in the 1990’s. Like the poetry and drama of the decade, a new energy infused the fic- tion and nonfiction of the 1 ...
all had in common was an edginess that made them relevant to audiences who were growing increasingly dissatisfied with the stand ...
merly famous bands performing on two stages (a feature present since 1992), including: Devo, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Porno for Pyros, ...
Kenny, Lorraine Delia.Daughters of Suburbia: Growing Up White, Middle Class, and Female.New Bruns- wick, N.J.: Rutgers Universit ...
American residents rushed to the scene after watch- ing the televised beating to prevent his death. Construction worker Fidel Lo ...
Guard and law-enforcement personnel shot ten dead. Six were killed in car crashes. The rest died from stabbings, strangulation, ...
the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Los Angeles: Really Great Books, 2002. A collection of essays written by Los Angeles residents wh ...
other citizens in several high-profile protests in New York City and Washington, D.C., against police bru- tality. Mayor Rudolph ...
magazine declared it best album of the year. In 1996, Love starred in the filmThe People vs. Larr y Flynt,a performance that ear ...
and became the first American to conduct a spacewalk on Mir. Her return was scheduled for July 31 but was delayed nearly two mon ...
M McCaughey septuplets Identification The world’s first living set of septuplets Born November 19, 1997; Des Moines, Iowa News ...
McCourt, Frank Identification American author Born August 19, 1930; Brooklyn, New York McCourt’s artful, emotionally wrenching ...
McEntire, Reba Identification American country music singer Born March 28, 1954; Chockie, Oklahoma Reba McEntire was the most ...
Further Reading Keel, Beverly. “Reba McIntire.” InPopular Musi- cians, edited by Steve Hochman. Vol. 3. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem ...
and McGwire had used steroids while teammates in Oakland. At a congressional hearing, McGwire’s re- fusal to answer questions ab ...
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