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These United States: Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State Within the Union
Edited by John Leonard
Nation Books, 523 pages, $17.95 paper
“Each of these writers sought,” writes Editor John Leonard, “to save another part of America from greed or banality or stereotyping. . . .” So explains the introduction to this collection of essays–including Ana Castillo’s about Illinois–on each state in the red, blue and purple Union.
