‎Administration‎

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎Slave Narratives: Mississippi Narratives‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1169247644.G ISBN : 1169247644 9781169247642

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎Slave Narratives: A Folk History Of Slavery In The United States From Interviews With Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives V5‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1162684321.G ISBN : 1162684321 9781162684321

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎Slave Narratives: A Folk History Of Slavery In The United States From Interviews With Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives V6‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1162684348.G ISBN : 1162684348 9781162684345

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎Slave Narratives: A Folk History Of Slavery In The United States From Interviews With Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives Part 6‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1419147749.G ISBN : 1419147749 9781419147746

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎THE NEGRO IN VIRGINIA‎

‎Arno Press and The New York Times. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Arno Press and The New York Times hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : GB000YHZDO2I4N01

‎Work Projects Administration in the State of Florida‎

‎The Seminole Indians in Florida. Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Florida.‎

‎Tallahassee Florida: Nathan Mayo n.d. Octavo paperbound black & white illus. white wrappers 87 pp. Very Good with light edgewear. Nathan Mayo, n.d. unknown‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 61368bd

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎The WPA Guide to 1930s New Mexico‎

‎Paperback / softback. New. paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : B9780816511020 ISBN : 0816511020 9780816511020

‎Work Projects Administration‎

‎Wpa Projects: Analysis of Projects Placed in Operation Through December 31 1936 Classic Reprint‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1396525807.G ISBN : 1396525807 9781396525803

‎Work Projects Administration in the State of Florida.‎

‎The Seminole Indians in Florida. Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Florida.‎

‎Tallahassee Florida: Nathan Mayo n.d. Octavo paperbound black & white illus. white wrappers 87 pp. Very Good with light edgewear. Nathan Mayo, n.d. unknown books‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 61368bd

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Alabama‎

‎Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South. Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Alabama.‎

‎New York: Hastings House 1949. Second Printing. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xxii 442 pp. Map in rear pocket. Neatly inked notations to endpapers; otherwise Very Good with light edgewear; in a badly torn mylar protected dust jacket. Hastings House, (1949). Second Printing. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission. hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 188d

‎Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in Massachusetts WPA‎

‎An Almanack for Bostonians 1939: Being a Truly Amazing and Edifying Compendium of Fact and Fancy Designed for the Delectation of Those Who Live Within the Shadow of the Bulfinch Dome But One Which May be Used with Profit and Pleasure By Dwellers in.‎

‎New York: M. Barrows and Company 1938. Original 1938 publication with a day by day summary of planned 1939 events historic notes etc. for each day of the year embellished with small black and white illustrations. Externally fair internally good. Tan hardcover printed in red and black 120 pages. Covers age-toned spine covering absent non-structural surface cracks to the joints good hinges sound text block age-toned but clean pages bookplate of George Franklin Weston Jr. on the front free endpaper no other names or markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. M. Barrows and Company Hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 043812

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Georgia‎

‎Atlanta: A City of the Modern South‎

‎NY: Smith and Durrell 1942. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First edition. xxvi 251pp index; map laid in. Address label and bookplate on front pastedown foxing to prelims gutters foxed spine sunned else very good in publisher's blue cloth. Lacking the jacket. <br/><br/> Smith and Durrell hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 59778

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration for the State of California‎

‎California: A Guide to the Golden State‎

‎NY: Hastings House 1939. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xxxi 698pp index; folding map in rear pocket. Offsetting to prelims address label on copyright page foxing to edges of textblock and boards small stain to bottom spine sunned else very good in publisher's wove green cloth; lacking the jacket. <br/><br/> Hastings House hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 59808

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Connecticut‎

‎Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads Lore and People‎

‎Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1938. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. . xxix 565pp index; folding map in rear pocket. Spine darkened lettering dulled else very good in publisher's red pebbled cloth; lacking the jacket. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 59844

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio‎

‎FREMONT AND SANDUSKY COUNTY‎

‎Columbus: The Ohio State Achaeological and Historical Society. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Heavy pictorial wrapper covers. Original Printed Wrappers 115 pages fold out map at rear Very Good condition. . The Ohio State Achaeological and Historical Society unknown‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 58732

‎Workers of the Writers; Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of North Carolina‎

‎How North Carolina Grew‎

‎Raleigh NC: The News and Observer 1941. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. An ex-library copy re-bound into red cloth lettered in gold of this scarce WPA publication. The usual endpaper flaws tight and clean within. <br/> <br/> The News and Observer hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 018660

‎Workers of the South Dakota Writers' Project, Work Projects Administration, compilers‎

‎Life in early Huron: part I: churches and religion‎

‎Huron: University of South Dakota Federal Writers Project City Commission of Huron South Dakota 1942. Paperback. iii 90p. 8.5x11 inches mimeographed sheets printed recto-only illustrated with photos and a city map front cover detached but present otherwise very good in plain gray velour paper wraps. University of South Dakota, Federal Writers Project, City Commission of Huron, South Dakota paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 177760

‎Workers Of The Writers' Program Of The Work Projects Administration In Southern California‎

‎Los Angeles: a Guide to the City and its Environs American Guide Series‎

‎New York: Hastings House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1951. Revised second edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. Revised second edition from 1951. Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Book is nearly as new in gray cloth boards with dark red lettering on front and spine. Top of spine is just slightly softened. Pages are crisp and clean and binding is tight. Price-clipped dust jacket is nearly as new as well with discreet tape reinforcement at each corner. Map endpages. 441 pp. In protective Mylar. . Hastings House hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 75920

‎Workers of the Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration‎

‎Maryland: a Guide to the Old Line State‎

‎Oxford Univiversity Press 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Oxford Univiversity Press hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : GB000PGH4L2I5N00

‎Workers of the Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Maryland‎

‎Maryland; A Guide to the Old Line State.‎

‎Oxford University Press. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Oxford University Press 1940. 1st edition. 8vo. xxviii561pp. Illus. Fair book. Good dust jacket. Front hinge broken. In polypropylene bag. Maryland travel and description guidebooks Inquire if you need further information. Oxford University Press unknown‎

Riferimento per il libraio : MA04L-00017

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Florida (Compilers)‎

‎Miami and Dade County; Including Miami Beach and Coral Gables Planning Your Vacation in Florida‎

‎Northpoint NY: Bacon Percy & Daggett 1941. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. xx 202 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. No dust jacket present. Some cover wear noted. Writing inside both covers. Some page soiling noted. This is one of the American Guide series. The cover title is "Guide to Miami and Environs". Foreword by Marjory Stoneman Douglas. The books in the series were to contain accurate and thorough accounts of American history according to a letter to State directors on the project. Each book's primary purpose was to not only outline the history of the individual states but the following as well: Geography Agriculture Tourist attractions Ethnic groups ArchitectureArts and Industry. Three different types of guides were published: state regional and city guides. Each guide had its own distinct features but followed the same uniform structure. The city guides had the most narrow scope out of all three types as the focus was on a single location. Because of this their maps could be in the greatest detail not only giving an overview of a city's layout but individual neighborhoods as well. City Guides highlighted points of special interest in greater detail. In the Philadelphia guide sites such as Carpenters' Hall and Girard College an-all boys boarding school in the city's northern section each had several pages dedicated to them. The maps that were included in each book added value to them as material objects and not just literature. With the increasing mobility afforded by the number of Americans who owned automobiles the guides served as reliable and durable resources for travelers moving throughout the country. The American Guide Series includes books and pamphlets published from 1937 to 1941 under the auspices of the Federal Writers' Project FWP a Depression-era program that was part of the larger Works Progress Administration in the United States. The American Guide Series books were compiled by the FWP but printed by individual states and contained detailed histories of each of the then 48 states of the Union with descriptions of every major city and town. The series not only detailed the histories of the 48 states but provided insight to their cultures as well. In total the project employed over 6000 writers. The format was uniform comprising essays on the state's history and culture descriptions of its major cities automobile tours of important attractions and a portfolio of photographs. Many books in the project have been updated by private companies or republished without updating. Although not then a state a guide for Alaska was published and also for Puerto Rico but not for Hawaii. If there had been room in Rocinante I would have packed the W.P.A. Guides to the States all forty-eight volumes of them.The complete set comprises the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together and nothing since has approached it." — John Steinbeck Travels with Charley 1962. As part of the Federal Writers' Project established under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and the Works Progress Administration over 6500 men and women were employed around the country as writers collecting stories interviews and photographs on a variety of subjects. The project attracted many unemployed writers and artists offering a wage of twenty dollars a week. President Franklin D. Roosevelt enlisted Henry Alsberg a journalist and playwright to head the project. As part of this the FWP developed and published a series of books that served as guides to the 48 existing states. Each book's primary purpose was to not only outline the history of the individual state but its culture and geography as well. Their predecessor Baedeker's Handbook for Travelers: United States lacked much of what was needed to give a picture of America during the 1930s. Alsberg insisted that the new series of books paint a picture of American culture as a whole and celebrate the nation's diversity. From 1937 to 1941 thousands of writers set out around the country to capture America's culture conducting fieldwork interviewing citizens and observing and recording folk traditions and local customs. Writers from all over the country sought to capture American culture during the Great Depression a difficult task given the dire circumstances. Alsberg tasked Benjamin A. Botkin a folklorist and scholar with running the folklore division of the project. Botkin was responsible for coordinating and managing the writers a task that was too large for Alsberg to handle as the volume of work coming in was plentiful for the project. In this role Botkin not only influenced the writers' folklore division but also had a great influence on their coverage of culture. The project's beginnings did not come without challenges. During its infancy various writers' organizations pressured the project because of the parameters that were set by the FWP. With the project bringing many established writers back into the workforce the Authors' Guild of America became aggressive in the pursuit of relaxing guidelines for the writers and also developed a disdain for the project's employment of writers with a lack of experience. With the FWP's main focus on creating jobs for the unemployed the Author's Guild and organizations similar to it continued to criticize the amateurism of many writers on the project. The solution to this critique was a simple one: find enough work for all of the writers. The roles of the writers enlisted to work on the project not only included their initial role as writers but also as photographers geographers and cartographers allowing the creation of additional white collar jobs. Bacon, Percy & Daggett hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 90215

‎Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Massachusetts‎

‎Old Newbury Tales: An Historical Reader for Children‎

‎Newbury MA: Historical Society of Old Newbury 1937. First edition 1937. Depression era WPA publication. History and folklore of Old Newbury and coastal Massachusetts written for children and illustrated in black and white. Softcover stapled binding 69 pages. Covers age-darkened aroudn the edges with some rubbing to extremities and two small holes on the spine edge where the staples have poked through sound binding lightly age-toned but clean pages no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Historical Society of Old Newbury Paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 043810

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration‎

‎Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State‎

‎Oxford 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition Sixth Printing 1957. Published by Oxford 1940. Octavo. Book is very good. Price-clipped dust jacket is very good with some shelf wear edgewear and tears. A scarce copy of this landmark publication of the WPA and part of the acclaimed American Guide Series. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. Oxford hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 203379

‎Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Maine‎

‎Portland City Guide‎

‎Portland: Forest City Printing Company 1940. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xxi 318pp index. Ink name and address on front pastedown else very good in publisher's oatmeal cloth lettered in green; lacking the jacket. <br/><br/> Forest City Printing Company hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 59804

‎Workers of the Writersa€™ Project of the Works Progress Administration‎

‎Portland City Guide. American Guide Series.‎

‎Forest City Printing 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Forest City Printing hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1589009484