These United States

Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State Within the Union

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Edited by John Leonard

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In 1922, The Nation launched a series of forty-nine articles by a distinguished group of writers — novelists, journalists, educators, social workers, lawyers, unionists, and maverick intellectuals — each of whom was asked to contemplate his or her state of the union. Their essays were collected and published in a volume: These United States: Portrait of America from the 1920s. In 2002 Nation Books set out to create a contemporary portrait of America with the critic John Leonard as editor. Each contributor was asked to write 2,500 words on his or her state in the union. Every state will be represented, as well as New York City, Long Island, and Northern and Southern California. The results of this ambitious project are now being published together for the first time. Taken as a whole these essays form less a symposium than a remarkably evocative crazy-quilt of styles that reveal the many moods, apprehensions, complexities, and contradictions held within these United States. Some of the 115 confirmed contributors include: Charles Bowden, Arizona; Ana Castillo, Illinois; Jim Harrison, Michigan; Luc Sante, New Jersey; Tony Hillerman, New Mexico; Sherman Alexie, Washington; and Annie Proulx, Wyoming.
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Sep 8, 2004
Page Count
528 pages
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Bold Type Books
ISBN-13
9781560256182