"Zimmerman demonstrates his notable gifts as a writer keenly sensitive to the vital literary, socio-cultural and ethno-communal nuances his book explores and illuminates." Roberto M rquez, William Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Mount Holyoke College. Author of The Poet's Prose.and Other Essays. "The range of writers is impressive; Zimmerman's documenting this epoch in the Midwest is monumental."...