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State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America is a collection of pieces about the United States, with one essay on each of the fifty states. It was conceived of and edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey.
- Sean Wilsey, Matt Weiland
- 2008
Oct 11, 2008 · SAY what you want about fading regional differences, about the steamrolling effects of mass culture, Americans still feel uniquely defined by whichever state they call home. That familiar ...
Sep 16, 2008 · With an array of revealing facts and figures comparing the 50 states in a range of surprising measures (toothlessness, military enlistment, suicide), State by State is more than an...
- Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey
- Harper Collins, 2008
- 0061470902, 9780061470905
Sep 16, 2008 · Sew it all together, and you have a portrait of the United States, but it's not one that would be endorsed by any state chamber of commerce. This is an unvarnished, true-to-life, sometimes full of praise, sometimes denigrating, and occasionally disturbing portrait of each of the 50 states—and it's a must-read.
- (1.3K)
- Hardcover
- Matt Weiland
Edward P. Jones (“The Known World”) makes a persuasive case for D.C. statehood. Joshua Clark (“Heart Like Water”) goes ghost hunting in New Orleans. Alexander Payne (director of the film “Sideways”) tells us why Nebraska is the center of the universe.
Oct 19, 2010 · State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Anthony...
Dec 12, 2008 · Its greatest legacy was the 500-page-a-volume, 50 volumes, state by state, WPA guide to America. Almost 80 years later and here we are again. A new democratic President faces a global...
