Mazz Media
Mark Twain: The First Truly American Writer
Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known around the world as Mark Twain, “the first truly American writer” and the country’s greatest humorist. In his lifetime, he...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Half Past Autumn
Transcript of an interview with Gordon Parks in which he discusses his life, career, and works in a variety of art forms.
Other
Wired for Books: Audio Interview With Barbara Kingsolver
Link to an audio interview (requires Real Player): "Barbara Kingsolver, author of Prodigal Summer, The Bean Trees, and The Poisonwood Bible, talks to Don Swaim in 1990 about writing with a question in mind, the importance of knowing...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
Video on the life and poetry of Walt Whitman. Includes a video transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Whitman. [57:01]