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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 Bourdain...
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
Sep 16, 2008 · Inspired by the example of the legendary WPA American Guide series of the 1930s and '40s, now 50 of our foremost writers have produced original pieces of reportage and memoir that capture the 50...
- Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey
- Harper Collins, 2008
- 0061470902, 9780061470905
Sep 16, 2008 · Inspired by the Depression-era WPA guides and awarded an “A” grade by Entertainment Weekly , these delightful essays on the American character deliver “the full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory” ( The New Yorker ). Show more.
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- Hardcover
- Matt Weiland
Oct 11, 2008 · ONG after the journey ends, certain images refuse to fade. In Iowa, Dagoberto Gilb paints a field of American dreams — thick rows of corn from which migrant workers, two by two, slowly emerge ...
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 anthology: It is a classic American road movie in book form.
- Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey
Dagoberto Gilb (“The Flowers”) goes to the Iowa cornfields to report the experiences of Mexican immigrants. 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.
