Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
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- Synopsis
- Few books have caused as big a stir as John SteinbeckOCOs "The Grapes of Wrath," when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nationOCOs No. 1 bestseller, flying off store shelves at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. But in Kern County, California?the JoadsOCO newfound home?the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves. "Obscene in the Extreme" tells the remarkable story behind that fit of censorship, a moment when several lives collided as part of a larger class struggle roiling the nation. It is a superb historical narrative that serves as an engaging window into an extraordinary time of upheaval in America, when as Steinbeck put it, ?A revolution is going on. OCO
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 352 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786726073
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781586483319
- Publisher:
- Perseus
- Date of Addition:
- 06/18/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Rick Wartzman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.