ISBN: 9780816632527

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: University of Minnesota Press], North Star Country explores country stores and county fairs, labor unions and dusty roads traveled by peddlers and truck drivers, a… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: University of Minnesota Press], North Star Country explores country stores and county fairs, labor unions and dusty roads traveled by peddlers and truck drivers, and farms where families toil. Written in 1945 by acclaimed activist and writer Meridel Le Sueur, this unconventional history shines an uncommon light on the lives of ordinary people in the Upper Midwest.PIn the tradition of James Agee and John Dos Passos, Le Sueur creates a mosaic from the fabric of everyday life, including newspapers clippings, private letters, diaries, and lyrics from popular songs. Each quotation and brief vignette opens a window to an entire lifetime or a way of life. North Star Country highlights the struggles of American Indians and offers a fresh sensibility, untangling the history of the Upper Midwest, sorting it out and returning it to the common people, to common readers. Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

ISBN: 9780816632527

North Star Country explores country stores and county fairs, labor unions and dusty roads traveled by peddlers and truck drivers, and farms where families toil. Written in 1945 by acclaim… More...

North Star Country explores country stores and county fairs, labor unions and dusty roads traveled by peddlers and truck drivers, and farms where families toil. Written in 1945 by acclaimed activist and writer Meridel Le Sueur, this unconventional history shines an uncommon light on the lives of ordinary people in the Upper Midwest.In the tradition of James Agee and John Dos Passos, Le Sueur creates a mosaic from the fabric of everyday life, including newspapers clippings, private letters, diaries, and lyrics from popular songs. Each quotation and brief vignette opens a window to an entire lifetime or a way of life. North Star Country highlights the struggles of American Indians and offers a fresh sensibility, untangling the history of the Upper Midwest, sorting it out and returning it to the common people, to common readers. Books List_Books, [PU: University of Minnesota Press]<

1998, ISBN: 9780816632527

University of Minnesota Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: First Edition, 348 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.9 kg, Soziologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, … More...

University of Minnesota Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: First Edition, 348 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.9 kg, Soziologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Buchgeschichte, Bücher & Interpretationen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, University of Minnesota Press, 1998<