Soul of a People: The WPA Writer's Project Uncovers Depression America Book

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Soul of a People: The WPA Writer's Project Uncovers Depression America
Written by author David A. Taylor
Published by Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, February 2009
advance praise for soul of a people "A wonderful and engaging book . . . David Taylor's Soul of a People will make you secretly wish that you could have been one of the thousands of writers who, during the height of the Depression, set out to pa
In the wake of the Crash of 1929, companies fired an average of 20,000 workers every day; in some cities over half the adult population was unemployed. The story of writers rescued from joblessness by the Federal Writers' Project is as much the compelling

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Foreword Douglas Brinkley Brinkley, Douglas

Prologue 1

Introduction At a Crossroads 5

1 The Writers' Project 9

2 Point of Departure: New York 23

3 Chicago and the Midwest 39

4 Gathering Folklore, from Oklahoma to Harlem 75

5 Rising Up in the West: Idaho 97

6 Nailing a Freight on the Fly: Nebraska 111

7 Poetic Land, Pugnacious People: California 125

8 Raising the Dead in New Orleans 141

9 Cigars and Turpentine in Florida 161

10 American and Un-American: Back Around the Boroughs 189

11 Converging on Washington 207

12 Traveling Beyond 227

Appendix Resources for Readers and Travelers 231

Sources 235

Credits 251

Index 254

Title: Soul of a People: The WPA Writer's Project Uncovers Depression America

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Wiley

Item Number: 9780470403808

Publication Date: February 2009

Number: 1

Product Description: Full Name: Soul of a People: The WPA Writer's Project Uncovers Depression America; Short Name:Soul of a People

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Rating: 4.5/5 based on 2 Reviews

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Category: Media >> Books

Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 6.200 cm (2.44 inches)

Heigh : 9.300 cm (3.66 inches)

Depth: 1.100 cm (0.43 inches)

Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross

Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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Soul of a People gives a great, general overview of the WPA State Guide Writers' project, illustrated with local stories of the writers from several states. I found it engaging and well put together.

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