Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
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
- Overview
- Cast
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Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 6, 2009
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Production Companies
Spark Media
Director
Andrea Kalin
Description
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
