Soul of a People : The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America

Taylor, a journalist and writer, recounts the efforts of writers involved in the Works Progression Administration's Writers' Project during the Depression. He describes how such writers as Conrad Aiken, Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, Arna Bontemps, Edward Dahlberg, Studs Terkel, Zora Neale Hurston, John Cheever, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Anzia Yezierska and Harold Rosenburg wrote WPA books that served as histories and guides to the culture and people of different parts of the US. Annotation 2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)