Continues the author's: American literature in context from 1865 to 1929.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Timeline of texts and historical events -- Introduction -- The depression and the early 1940s -- Anti-communism -- Bad and mad -- Places -- Immigrant destinies.
Summary
This text situates American literature from the Great Depression to the present day in its historical context. It draws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaper accounts to government reports and important non-fiction.