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Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

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📜 Overview: In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People. — Spark Media
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-09-06
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Patricia Clarkson original image
Self - Narrator (voice)
Patricia Clarkson
Studs Terkel original image
Self
Studs Terkel
Stetson Kennedy original image
Self
Stetson Kennedy
Douglas Brinkley original image
Self
Douglas Brinkley
Jonathan Holloway original image
Jonathan Holloway
Richard Ford original image
Richard Ford
Amy Bloom original image
Amy Bloom

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