![]() Now let’s hear from Scott Borchert and Susan Rubenstein DeMasi. ![]() Joining him in conversation today is Susan Rubenstein DeMasi, the author of Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of New Deal Writers. His work has appeared in Southwest Review, Monthly Review, Brooklyn Magazine, and other publications. Scott Borchert, the author of Republic of Detours, is a writer and editor based in New Jersey, and a former assistant editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Together, the guides give us a vivid portrait of America in the late 1930s. These books covered every state, going beyond travelers’ basic needs to include histories, folklore, and even recipes. And a great many of those writers set to work on the American Guides series. The Writers Project was, according to its supporters, the “biggest literary project in history.” This New Deal project sought to put unemployed writers back to work, much as other relief projects provided construction and forestry jobs. The National Archives now holds those records, and for the Federal Writers Project alone, you may find administrative records, photographs, posters, and even radio scripts. Scott Borchert - Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America, Hardcover - A New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceAn. The Federal Writers Project was just one of the New Deal agencies established to help the nation out of the Depression, and they all created a large amount of records documenting their work. Barnum, and John Ringling-who created the American circus. Standiford reveals the stories behind the three men-James Bailey, P. The “dissenter”-Justice John Marshall Harlan-broke with his colleagues on the Supreme Court and became the nation’s prime defender of the rights of Black people, immigrant laborers, and people in distant lands occupied by the United States.Īnd on Tuesday, June 22, at noon, author Les Standiford will tell us about his new book, Battle for the Big Top. On Thursday, June 17, at noon, we’ll hear from Peter S. ![]() I’m David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and it's my pleasure to welcome you to this virtual author lecture with Scott Borchert, author of Republic of Detours, a new book about the New Deal project to employ writers on the State Guides series.īefore we begin, though, I’d like to tell you about two upcoming programs you can view on our YouTube channel. Republic of Detours tells the story of this raucous and remarkable undertaking by delving into the stories of several key figures and tracing the FWP from its optimistic early days to its dismemberment by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The basic idea of both was to put Americans to work and for the FWP that included out-of. This was Roosevelt's white-collar answer to the blue-collar WPA that built dams and roads and sewers during the Depression of the 1930s. Greetings from the National Archives’ flagship building in Washington, DC, which sits on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank peoples. Republic of Detours is Scott Borchert's account of a little-know slice of FDR's New Deal: The Federal Writers' Project. Welcome Remarks for the Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
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