Portrait of America: A Cultural History of the Federal Writers' Project - Hardcover

Hirsch, Jerrold

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807828173 ISBN 13: 9780807828175

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2003

Synopsis

In this text, Jerrold Hirsch reviews the founding of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) and the significance of its ""American Guide"" series, considering the choices made by the administrators who wanted to celebrate diversity as a positive aspect of American cultural identity.

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Review

"A fascinating study." --"Journal of American Folklore" "A fascinating study. . . . Hirsch is most concerned with tackling the difficulties in understanding and championing racial and cultural diversity in the U.S." -- "Journal of American Folklore" "Jerrold Hirsch's first-rate "Portrait of America" will change the way we think about the Great Depression years. A truly landmark study." -- Douglas Brinkley, University of New Orleans "A thoroughgoing study of the ideas and ideology motivating the leadership of the FWP. . . . Well-organized and gracefully written." -- "Journal of Southern History" "A provocative and thoughtful book." - "Washington Post Book World" "A provocative and thoughtful book." -- "Washington Post Book World"

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807828173
• ISBN 13: 9780807828175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312