American Guides: The Federal Writers' Project and the Casting of American Culture
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| Year of Publication |
2016
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| Number of Pages |
361 pp.
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| Publisher |
University of Chicago Press
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| City |
Chicago, IL
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| ISBN |
9780226357669
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| Annotation |
Contents:
pt. 1. Jobs for writers. Putting people to work Keeping writers out of trouble pt. 2. Guides for travelers. Guiding travelers Seeing America pt. 3. Cultural federalism. Negotiating federalism Describing America pt. 4. Readers and authors. Guiding readers Choosing authors pt. 5. Casting culture. Defining literature Using books Conclusion: Casting American culture |