{"product_id":"obscene-in-the-extreme-the-burning-and-banning-of-john-steinbecks-the-grapes-of-wrath-paperback","title":"Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Wartzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck's \u003cem\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e, when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nation's No. 1 bestseller, flying off store shelves at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. But in Kern County, California--the Joads' newfound home--the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves. \u003cem\u003eObscene in the Extreme\u003c\/em\u003e tells the remarkable story behind that fit of censorship, a moment when several lives collided as part of a larger class struggle roiling the nation. It is a superb historical narrative that serves as an engaging window into an extraordinary time of upheaval in America, when as Steinbeck put it, \"A revolution is going on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Wartzman\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the KH Moon Center for a Functioning Society at the Drucker Institute, a part of Claremont Graduate University. He also writes about the world of work for \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e magazine online. Before joining the Drucker Institute in 2007 as its founding executive director, Rick worked for two decades as a reporter, editor and columnist at the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. While business editor of the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, he helped shape a three-part series on Wal-Mart's impact on the economy and society, which won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326292136173,"sku":"9781586487676","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ThOh4LLHX9781586487676.webp?v=1784863527","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/obscene-in-the-extreme-the-burning-and-banning-of-john-steinbecks-the-grapes-of-wrath-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}