During the two decades between the world wars, artists and intellectuals across the United States awakened to cultural and political possibilities that they believed to be inherent in the regional diversity of America. This book is an attempt to understand their motivations and expectations, and to trace the fortunes of the movement that they launched for the utopian reconstruction of modern civilization.
"A work of remarkable scope and depth of learning. [Dorman's] principal contribution is wise, imaginative, and often revelatory readings of published texts."
Journal of Southern History
"[Dorman] skillfully recreates--and acutely analyzes--the fascinating story of one of American political and cultural history's forgotten but most appealing alternatives."
Journal of American History
"Dorman has provided a useful and insightful synthesizing study of the major versions, actors, streams, and manifestations of regionalism in the interwar period."
