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A nonprofit publisher, The Library of America was founded in 1979 to help preserve the nation's cultural heritage by publishing America's best and most significant writing in durable and authoritative editions. In the years since The Library of America's inception it has come to be recognized by both scholars and the general public as the national edition of our country's literature. The series has won the National Book Critics Circle special award for "distinguished contributions to the enhancement of American literary and critical standards." It has also received the "Ambassador of Honor" title from the English-Speaking Union and the Carey-Thomas Award for Creative Publishing.