Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath by Wartzman, Rick - 2009

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New York: Public Affairs. 2008. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 308 pages. ew 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. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.

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Paperback / softback. New. A bestselling author unearths the fascinating story of the banning of "The Grapes of Wrath" in the 1930s--and captures the essence of a tumultuous era.