Facing the Abyss: American Literature and Culture in the 1940s by George Hutchinson

Facing the Abyss: American Literature and Culture in the 1940s

George Hutchinson

464 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
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Mythologized as the era of the "good war" and the "Greatest Generation," the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting spect...

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