Obscene in the Extreme : The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
by Wartzman, Rick
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- Paperback
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 1586487671
- ISBN 13
- 9781586487676
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB321254
- Title
- Obscene in the Extreme : The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
- Author
- Wartzman, Rick
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1586487671
- ISBN 13
- 9781586487676
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
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- Books on Books;
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia
About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...