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"During the Great Depression, Henry Alsberg, a journalist with a passion for social justice, directed the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal program of the Works Progress Administration. Under his guidance, thousands of unemployed writers were hired. This book brings Alsberg to light as an important but forgotten figure of the 20th century"--
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Federal Writers' Project, Intellectual life, Civilization, History, Biography, Journalists, Authors, american, Federal theater projectPeople
Henry G. Alsberg (1881-1970)Places
United StatesTimes
20th century, 1918-1945Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Henry Alsberg: the driving force of the New Deal Federal Writers' Project
2016
in English
0786495359 9780786495351
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Table of Contents
"The strangely gifted Henry G. Alsberg" 1881-1907
The wanderlust of a "Philosophical Anarchist" 1907-1918
"Our people are suffering in a terrible way" December 1919-May 1920
Tyranny by prophets May 1920-August 1921
At sea, and at sea again September 1921-September 1927
"The best souls and brains of Russia are being exterminated" 1924-1929
"To the daring belongs the world" 1929-1934
The man who wrote America: The Federal Writers' Project 1935-1938
Cultural and creative expressions: the FWP's American mosaic 1936-1938.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-277) and index.
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