^David E. ShiFacing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850-1920, Oxford University Press, USA. Amazon. ISBN 9780195106534 (revised Nov 2014)
^Shi, David E. (2015). Facing Facts : Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850-1920, Oxford University Press, USA. BiggerBooks. ISBN 9780195106534 (revised Aug 2023)
The author leads the reader from the birth of realism in the US in art, literature, history, etc. Although some of his points seem obvious once you read them, they are simply not matters that are taught in standard art history or other classes. I thought that this was truly a brilliant book. I shared many parts with my partner, etc.