An American Childhood by Annie Dillard (Paperback)

An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s and 1960s. Dedicated to her parents, from whom she learned a love of language and of following her passions, the book recalls the vivid details of a curious childhood, from neighborhood baseball games to early discoveries of the wider world. It is a classic of American memoir writing.