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Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath
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The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath (Paperback)♥ Add to Wishlist

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Few books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nation's No. 1 bestseller, flying off store shelves at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. But in Kern County, California--the Joads' 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 ... more

     

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      About the Book

      Few books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nation's No. 1 bestseller, flying off store shelves at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. But in Kern County, California--the Joads' 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."

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      • Media: Paperback Book, 308 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: PublicAffairs (Sep. 30th, 2009)
      • ISBN-10: 1586487671
      • ISBN-13: 9781586487676
      • Dimensions: 5.60 x 8.90 x 0.90 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.92 lbs
      • Categories: General American Literary Criticism General History Censorship

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