Soul of a People the WPA Writers’ Project HC

Soul of a People is about a group on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and America at a turning point. This particular handful of characters went from poverty to great things later, including John Cheever, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Studs Terkel. They were all caught up in an effort to describe America in a series of WPA guides. This book reveals their experiences and the most vivid excerpts from selected guides and interviews. Hardcover is in EUC!