The Insider, page 63
Wald, Alan, 290
Walker, Charles, 196, 213
Walker, Jimmy, 124
Wall Street crash of 1929, 76, 156, 160, 161, 177–79, 214, 238
Wall Street crash of 1937, 259
Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 273
Warren, Robert Penn, 4, 184, 226, 361–62, 369, 385, 396
Washington Post, The, 390
Washington Post Book World, The, 469
Waste Land, The (Eliot), 70, 342
Watson, James Sibley, 70
Waugh, Evelyn, 263
Weeks, Edward, 48
Welty, Eudora, 4, 367, 368, 397, 479
Wendell, Barrett, 30, 33
Wescott, Glenway, 122, 157, 186
West, Nathanael, 24, 242
Weyl, Walter, 173
Wharton, Edith, 324, 476
“What the Revolutionary Movement Can Do for the Writer” (Cowley), 244–46
Wheelwright, John Brooks, 39, 82, 104–5, 129, 169, 222, 236–37
White, E. B., 312, 474
White, Katharine, 192, 474
Whitehorn, Nathaniel, 432, 433
Whitman, Walt, 5, 23, 33, 34, 145, 150, 328, 329, 331, 338, 390, 409, 442, 466
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman, 331–32
Leaves of Grass, 332
Whitney, Dorothy, 173
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 11
Whose Revolution? (Talmadge, ed.), 310
Wilde, Oscar, 34, 37, 21
Wilder, Thornton, 4, 24, 157, 175, 179–81, 464, 467
Wild Palms, The (Faulkner), 345, 349, 359
Williams, Alan, 479
Williams, William Carlos, 70, 117, 120, 122, 136
Willingham, Calder, 396
Wilson, Edmund, 4, 8, 12, 24, 70, 127, 130, 133–34, 160, 171, 177–83, 224, 261, 289, 303, 305, 306, 380, 386, 391, 394, 464–65, 472, 473, 483
The American Jitters, 178
“An Appeal to Progressives,” 183–84, 204
Axel’s Castle, 177, 232
communism and the Soviet Union and, 203–5, 207, 242, 286–88, 292–93, 298
death of, 464–65
“The Literary Class War,” 204–5
Memoirs of Hecate County, 422
miners and, 196, 198, 202, 203
The New Republic joined by, 175
Poe essay of, 136–37
war service of, 48
Wilson, John, 199, 200
Wilson, Woodrow, 30, 33, 41–42, 51, 173, 174, 320
“Wine Menagerie, The” (Crane), 145
Wingate, John, 416
Winsor, Kathleen, 337
Winters, Yvor, 163, 409
Wolf, Friedrich, 246
Wolfe, Henry C., 47–48
Wolfe, Thomas, 24, 263, 309, 324–25, 343, 353, 380, 415, 445, 467
Wolfe, Tom, 448–49, 455, 456, 467–68
Woollcott, Alexander, 337–38
Woolf, Virginia, 309
Wordsworth, William, 245, 392
World War I, 41–42, 50–51, 53, 54, 60, 61, 65, 68, 73, 75, 86, 90–91, 126, 158, 188, 311, 330, 337, 348, 358, 378, 467
Cowley’s ambulance-driving service in, 4, 37, 41, 43–50, 56, 58–80, 158, 223
France in, 4, 37, 40–41, 43–50
Harvard and, 41–45, 60
World War II, 4, 295–96, 305, 307, 309–12, 315, 322, 323, 333, 378, 473
publishing industry and, 336–38
veterans of, 362
Wright, Richard, 239, 240, 242, 299, 300
Wright, Willard Huntington, 22
writing programs, 383, 446–47
Iowa, 383, 446
Stanford, 386, 412, 446–48, 450–51, 457
Wylie, Elinor, 121
Y
Yaddo, 191, 221–22, 406–8, 410
Years of Protest (Salzman, ed.), 170, 202
Yeats, William Butler, 70, 393
Young, Art, 175
Young, Philip, 381
Young, Stanley, 327, 328
Young, Stark, 171, 181, 182
Z
Zabel, Morton Dauwen, 154, 166, 169
Ziff, Larzer, 409
Zola, Émile, 23, 90
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
About the Author
Gerald Howard retired in 2021 as executive editor and vice president of Doubleday Books. He received the 2009 Maxwell E. Perkins Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Field of Fiction and has worked over the years with authors such as Paul Auster, Don DeLillo, David Foster Wallace, Debby Applegate, Hanya Yanagihara, Pat Barker, Sean Wilentz, and Bill Bryson. Howard’s essays and reviews have appeared in Bookforum, The New York Times Book Review, The American Scholar, London Review of Books, n+1, Slate, and other publications.
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Walker, Charles, 196, 213
Walker, Jimmy, 124
Wall Street crash of 1929, 76, 156, 160, 161, 177–79, 214, 238
Wall Street crash of 1937, 259
Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 273
Warren, Robert Penn, 4, 184, 226, 361–62, 369, 385, 396
Washington Post, The, 390
Washington Post Book World, The, 469
Waste Land, The (Eliot), 70, 342
Watson, James Sibley, 70
Waugh, Evelyn, 263
Weeks, Edward, 48
Welty, Eudora, 4, 367, 368, 397, 479
Wendell, Barrett, 30, 33
Wescott, Glenway, 122, 157, 186
West, Nathanael, 24, 242
Weyl, Walter, 173
Wharton, Edith, 324, 476
“What the Revolutionary Movement Can Do for the Writer” (Cowley), 244–46
Wheelwright, John Brooks, 39, 82, 104–5, 129, 169, 222, 236–37
White, E. B., 312, 474
White, Katharine, 192, 474
Whitehorn, Nathaniel, 432, 433
Whitman, Walt, 5, 23, 33, 34, 145, 150, 328, 329, 331, 338, 390, 409, 442, 466
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman, 331–32
Leaves of Grass, 332
Whitney, Dorothy, 173
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 11
Whose Revolution? (Talmadge, ed.), 310
Wilde, Oscar, 34, 37, 21
Wilder, Thornton, 4, 24, 157, 175, 179–81, 464, 467
Wild Palms, The (Faulkner), 345, 349, 359
Williams, Alan, 479
Williams, William Carlos, 70, 117, 120, 122, 136
Willingham, Calder, 396
Wilson, Edmund, 4, 8, 12, 24, 70, 127, 130, 133–34, 160, 171, 177–83, 224, 261, 289, 303, 305, 306, 380, 386, 391, 394, 464–65, 472, 473, 483
The American Jitters, 178
“An Appeal to Progressives,” 183–84, 204
Axel’s Castle, 177, 232
communism and the Soviet Union and, 203–5, 207, 242, 286–88, 292–93, 298
death of, 464–65
“The Literary Class War,” 204–5
Memoirs of Hecate County, 422
miners and, 196, 198, 202, 203
The New Republic joined by, 175
Poe essay of, 136–37
war service of, 48
Wilson, John, 199, 200
Wilson, Woodrow, 30, 33, 41–42, 51, 173, 174, 320
“Wine Menagerie, The” (Crane), 145
Wingate, John, 416
Winsor, Kathleen, 337
Winters, Yvor, 163, 409
Wolf, Friedrich, 246
Wolfe, Henry C., 47–48
Wolfe, Thomas, 24, 263, 309, 324–25, 343, 353, 380, 415, 445, 467
Wolfe, Tom, 448–49, 455, 456, 467–68
Woollcott, Alexander, 337–38
Woolf, Virginia, 309
Wordsworth, William, 245, 392
World War I, 41–42, 50–51, 53, 54, 60, 61, 65, 68, 73, 75, 86, 90–91, 126, 158, 188, 311, 330, 337, 348, 358, 378, 467
Cowley’s ambulance-driving service in, 4, 37, 41, 43–50, 56, 58–80, 158, 223
France in, 4, 37, 40–41, 43–50
Harvard and, 41–45, 60
World War II, 4, 295–96, 305, 307, 309–12, 315, 322, 323, 333, 378, 473
publishing industry and, 336–38
veterans of, 362
Wright, Richard, 239, 240, 242, 299, 300
Wright, Willard Huntington, 22
writing programs, 383, 446–47
Iowa, 383, 446
Stanford, 386, 412, 446–48, 450–51, 457
Wylie, Elinor, 121
Y
Yaddo, 191, 221–22, 406–8, 410
Years of Protest (Salzman, ed.), 170, 202
Yeats, William Butler, 70, 393
Young, Art, 175
Young, Philip, 381
Young, Stanley, 327, 328
Young, Stark, 171, 181, 182
Z
Zabel, Morton Dauwen, 154, 166, 169
Ziff, Larzer, 409
Zola, Émile, 23, 90
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
About the Author
Gerald Howard retired in 2021 as executive editor and vice president of Doubleday Books. He received the 2009 Maxwell E. Perkins Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Field of Fiction and has worked over the years with authors such as Paul Auster, Don DeLillo, David Foster Wallace, Debby Applegate, Hanya Yanagihara, Pat Barker, Sean Wilentz, and Bill Bryson. Howard’s essays and reviews have appeared in Bookforum, The New York Times Book Review, The American Scholar, London Review of Books, n+1, Slate, and other publications.
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