{"product_id":"rewriting-america-sara-rutkowski-9781625346995","title":"Rewriting America: New Essays on the Federal Writers' Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1935, the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) sent over 6,500 unemployed historians, teachers, writers, and librarians out to document America's past and present in the midst of the Great Depression. The English poet W. H. Auden referred to this New Deal program as \"one of the noblest and most absurd undertakings ever attempted by any state.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing original work by scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives, this edited collection provides fresh insights into how this extraordinary program helped transform American culture. In addition to examining some of the major twentieth-century writers whose careers the FWP helped to launch--including Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Margaret Walker--\u003ci\u003eRewriting America\u003c\/i\u003e presents new perspectives on the role of African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and women on the project. Essays also address how the project's goals continue to resonate with contemporary realities in the midst of major economic and cultural upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with the volume editor, contributors include Adam Arenson, Sue Rubenstein DeMasi, Racheal Harris, Jerrold Hirsch, Kathi King, Maiko Mine, Deborah Mutnick, Diane Noreen Rivera, Greg Robinson, Robert Singer, James Sun, and David A. Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Rutkowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625346999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625346995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.94d","brand":"Sara Rutkowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073802793215,"sku":"9781625346995","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b6c7e5f-e22b-477d-b85f-6bb3f8eb536d.jpg?v=1685449994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rewriting-america-sara-rutkowski-9781625346995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}