| Description |
xxxiii, 572 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"50 writers on 50 states" -- Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preface / Matt Weiland -- Introduction / Sean Wilsey -- Alabama / George Packer -- Alaska / Paul Greenberg -- Arizona / Lydia Millet -- Arkansas / Kevin Brockmeier -- California / William T. Vollmann -- Colorado / Benjamin Kunkel -- Connecticut |
| Summary |
Collects original writings on all fifty states by leading novelists, journalists, and essayists, in a volume that includes Anthony Bourdain on New Jersey, Dave Eggers on Illinois, and Louise Erdrich on North Dakota. |
| Subject |
National characteristics, American.
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National characteristics, American.
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U.S. states.
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United States -- Description and travel.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.
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United States -- History, Local.
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United States -- History -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Weiland, Matt.
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Wilsey, Sean.
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| ISBN |
9780061470912 (pbk.) |
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0061470910 (pbk.) |
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9780061470905 (hbk.) |
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0061470902 (hbk.) |
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