America from the bottom is described by its leading writers and essayists in one of the most original and redemptive books in years.

John Leonard is the mixed media critic for CBX News Sunday Morning, reviews televison for New Yrk maazine and reviews books for Harpers and The Nation. He has been the editor of the New York Times Book Review and literary co-editor of The Nation. His books include Lonesome Rangers, When the Kissing Had to Stop, and The Last Innocent White Man in America.