Federal Writers Project: 60 books
The WPA Guide to Washington
The Evergreen State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Louisiana
The Pelican State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Virginia
The Old Dominion State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Florida
The Sunshine State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Texas
The Lone Star State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Iowa
The Hawkeye State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Arkansas
The Natural State
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to West Virginia
The Mountain State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to South Dakota
The Prairie State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to California
The Golden State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to New Mexico
The Colorful State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
The WPA Guide to Minnesota
The North Star State
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
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...
Wyoming Folklore
Reminiscences, Folktales, Beliefs, Customs, and Folk Speech
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
In 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP). Out-of-work teachers, writers, and scholars fanned out across the country to collect and document local lore. This book reveals the remarkable results of the FWP...
The WPA Guide to South Dakota
The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s South Dakota
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Rolling prairie grasslands in the east, surreal Badlands and lush Black Hills in the west: South Dakota is a state of vivid contrasts. In this classic and now-rare guide to Depression-era South Dakota, you can discover the historic byways and back roads of this beautiful state. Originally part of...