Over the course of three decades, novelist, journalist, film critic, poet, and activist James Agee (1909-1955) produced a body of work that gave profound social insights into the Depression-ridden 1930s and war-torn 1940s. This volume presents a number of Agee's previously unpublished manuscripts, including journal entries, early drafts, and literary works. The editors (both U. of Tennessee) provide background information on Agee's life and times in the introduction as well as in numerous annotations to the text. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)