Established in 1935 under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Music Project (FMP) was designed to employ musicians who were hard hit by the economic devastation of the Great Depression. <i>All of This Music Belongs to the Nation</i> is the first book-length study of the FMP and the many paradoxes and conflicts that marked its four-year existence.<br> <br> As Kenneth J. Bindas points out, the FMP leadership was more conservative than that of the sister projects in art, theater, and writing. Its stated aim of "raising" the taste of musicians and citizens alike created a p