“Why Visit America”
| Title | “Why Visit America” |
| Year for Search | 2019 |
| Authors | Baker, Matthew(b. 1985) |
| Secondary Title | Paris Review |
| Volume / Edition | 61.230 |
| Pagination | 209-38 |
| Date Published | Fall 2019 |
| ISBN Number | 9781250237200 |
| ISSN Number | 0031-2037 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Deciding that the United States no longer represents the people but only the interests of corporations and politicians, a small town in Texas votes to secede and renames itself America. The story recounts conflicts within the town after the secession with references to a guidebook for tourists. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in his Why Visit America. Stories (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2020), 290-326. |
| Holding Institutions | PU |
| Author Note | (b. 1985) |
| Full Text | 2019 Baker, Matthew (b. 1985). “Why Visit America.” Paris Review 61.230 (Fall 2019): 209-38. Rpt. in his Why Visit America. Stories (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2020), 290-326. PU Deciding that the United States no longer represents the people but only the interests of corporations and politicians, a small town in Texas votes to secede and renames itself America. The story recounts conflicts within the town after the secession with references to a guidebook for tourists. |
