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Unbranded
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MPN
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Does not apply
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ISBN
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9781560252856
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Book Title
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These United States : Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State Within the Union
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Book Series
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Nation Bks.
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Publisher
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Basic Books
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Item Length
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9 in
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Publication Year
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2003
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Format
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Hardcover
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Language
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English
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Genre
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Social Science, Business & Economics, History
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Topic
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Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, United States / General
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Item Weight
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30 oz
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Item Width
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6 in
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Number of Pages
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424 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
1560252855
ISBN-13
9781560252856
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5929689
Product Key Features
Book Title
These United States : Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State Within the Union
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, United States / General
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Book Series
Nation Bks.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
30 oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-059716
Synopsis
A portrait of modern America collects essays from around the country and the world that attempt to capture the essence of a country whose diversity and pluralistic culture often presents challenges from within and encourages threats from without., 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.
LC Classification Number
E180.T47 2003
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