The Wpa Guide To Kansas

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to 1930s Kansas written by Federal Writers' Project and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reissue of a 1939 guide to Kansas compiled as part of the Federal Writers' Project during the Depression years, providing information not only about the attractions of the state, but serving as a cultural chronicle of an earlier time.

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595342141
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Kansas written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. America’s Heartland is well depicted in this WPA Guide to Kansas, originally published in 1939. Kansas, also nicknamed the “Sunflower State” because of its rich agricultural roots and the “Jayhawker State” because of its distinct role in the American Civil War, has a diverse and extensive history.

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595342451
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Washington written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Washington exhibits the beauty and individuality found in the Pacific Northwest. The guide takes the reader on a journey across the Evergreen State, from Seattle to Spokane with the Cascades in between. Essays on the state’s large lumber industry and its role in the westward expansion are included.

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595342338
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Ohio written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. For a reader interested in small town life in the early 20th century, the WPA Guide to Ohio is an excellent resource. A series of photographs by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration is well complemented with 17 selective essays about the political, industrial, and cultural life in the Buckeye State. The essay on the economy provides interesting information on the labor movement in Ohio.

Author : Writers' Program (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arizona, the Grand Canyon State written by Writers' Program (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : F. Kevin Simon
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813193567
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Kentucky written by F. Kevin Simon and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first great reference tools on the Commonwealth, this WPA Guide is an important, vital part of our heritage. While it includes brief essays describing Kentucky's history, folklore, education, industry, geology, ethnic mix and other topics, the most remarkable feature is the driving tours that are as accurate today as they were more than half a century ago. Careful annotations give directions, point out historical and tourist sites, describe the country side, and even provide mileage for the drives.

Author : Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587296632
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa written by Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2010-01-25 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published during the Great Depression, The WPA Guide nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours, that directs the reader to communities of particual social and historical interest.

Author : Writers' Program (Mich.)
Publisher : Scholarly Press
ISBN 13 : 9780403021727
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Michigan, a Guide to the Wolverine State written by Writers' Program (Mich.) and published by Scholarly Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Best Books on
Publisher : Best Books on
ISBN 13 : 1623760046
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arkansas written by Best Books on and published by Best Books on. This book was released on 1941 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Arkansas ; with a new introduction by Elliott West. 1st pbk. ed.

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 159534215X
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Kentucky written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The Bluegrass State of Kentucky, which was primarily a rural state in the 1930’s when this WPA Guide was published, features Louisville as the only major city. Yet this does not limit the material in the guide by any means, as it also includes essays on Daniel Boone, bluegrass music, and old Southern American culture.