| International Standard Book Number |
9781540270221
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| International Standard Book Number |
154027022X
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| Title Statement |
American made : stories of work from the WPA / edited by Anne Trubek with a foreword by Kim Kelly.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Stories of work from the WPA.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Stories of work from the Works Progress Administration.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
Pittsburgh, PA : Belt Publishing, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
173 pages : facsimiles ; 18 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Coming to America -- Finding work -- Working conditions -- Reflections.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"During the Great Depression, out-of-work writers–including Ralph Ellison and other now famous authors–were hired to interview over ten thousand workers about their jobs and lives. The arrangement, funded by the New Deal's Federal Writers' Project (a subset of the Works Progress Administration), gave us one of the most comprehensive looks ever into working conditions of the American people, especially blue-collar workers. From meatpackers in Chicago to fishermen in Massachusetts, farmers in Nebraska, and construction workers building the New York City subway, these workers met with writers at kitchen tables, in break rooms, and in union halls. The results–most of which have never been published–were candid, compelling life histories." -- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject |
Federal Writers' Project.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Working class United States History 20th century.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Immigrants United States History 20th century.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Economic conditions 1918-1945.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Social conditions 1933-1945.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Trubek, Anne, 1966- editor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Kelly, Kim (Journalist), writer of foreword.
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