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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 · “A funny, moving, rousing collection, greater than the sum of its excellent parts.” — New York Times Book Review Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, 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.
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- Matt Weiland
The piece sets the tone for almost the whole book – a mix of memoir that holds you and history you didn't know, an open and self-reflective attitude to race and fantastically good writing.
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
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. During the Great Depression, the WPA initiated the American Guide Series of the Federal Writers' Project.
- Cathryn Conroy
Oct 19, 2010 · State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America. Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey. Harper Collins, Oct 19, 2010 - Literary Collections - 854 pages. Inspired by Depression-era travel...
Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, 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.
- Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey
