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WPA Guides Digital Library.
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| Note |
Title from eBook information screen. |
| Summary |
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.It isn't surprising that a locale nicknamed the Constitution State has an impressive history—all of which is documented in the WPA Guide to Connecticut. The guide provides a comprehensive index of old and... |
| System Details |
Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 29219 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB). |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Nonfiction.
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History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781595342065 (electronic bk) |
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