TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quinn, Susan,
TI  - Furious improvisation: how the WPA and a cast of thousands made high art out of desperate times 
SN  - 9780802716989
AV  - PN 2270.F43 .Q443 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Walker
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-312) and index; On the train -- Harry -- Hallie -- Great plans for millions -- Ethiopia -- Triple-a plowed under --The CCC murder mystery -- The simple and the difficult -- Do you voodoo? -- It can't happen here -- After the flood -- Under a powerful star -- The cradle will rock -- I'd rather be right -- Chants of the prairies -- The west -- Past is present -- Enter HUAC -- Marlowe's ghost -- An act of Congress
N2  -  and also discusses the impact of the American anti-communist Martin Dies and the founding of the Un-American Activities Committee; Examines the history the Federal Theatre project, which supported works from Orson Wells, John Houseman, and Sinclair Lewis in the 1930s
ER  -