Remembering America. a Sampler of the Wpa American Guide Series / / ed. by Archie Hobson.
Shares a collection of approximately five hundred passages from the Guides, written during the 1930's by writers on relief who were paid by the federal government to write about the state, city, town, or locale where they lived.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1985] ©1985 |
Year of Publication: | 1985 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor’s Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- The Land and Its Improvements -- Natural Conditions -- Buildings -- In the Towns -- Monuments and Remains -- The Wilderness -- The Urban Scene -- Work -- Working on the Land -- On the Water -- Factory and Workshop -- In the Ground -- Trade -- Everyday Life -- At Home -- Food and Drink -- Pastimes -- Animals -- The People -- Some Special People -- The Young -- Society -- Famous and Unknown -- Moving About -- Transportation -- Along the Road -- Settled and Abandoned -- Fortune -- Higher Callings -- Invention -- Religion -- Law and Order -- The Big Event -- The End -- State and City Guides Used in This Compilation -- Index of Entries by State |
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Summary: | Shares a collection of approximately five hundred passages from the Guides, written during the 1930's by writers on relief who were paid by the federal government to write about the state, city, town, or locale where they lived. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231889551 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/hobs92606 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Archie Hobson. |