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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. PART I The Profession of Authorship
7. 1. The Origins of the Profession of Authorship 3
8. 2. James M. Cain and the Literary Marketplace 31
9. 3. Writers Organize (1883-1946) 60
10. PART 2 The American Authors' Authority
11. 4. The Genesis of the American Authors7 Authority (January 1945-July 1946) 81
12. 5. A War of Words (August-October 1946) 116
13. 6. The Second AAA Plan (November 1946-April 1947) 161
14. 7. The Muse and the Mug (May-June 1947) 189
15. 8. The End of the AAA 214
16. Notes 245
17. Bibliography 265
18. Index 275