Thirty-six major contemporary writers examine life in a deeply divided America—including Anthony Doerr, Ann Patchett, Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, Hector Tobar

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Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.

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