The Wpa Guide To 1930s Nevada

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015024823406

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The WPA Guide to 1930s Nevada by Anonim Pdf

When Las Vegas boasted two motion picture theatres and the University of Nevada student population reached a high of twelve hundred, the original edition of The WPA Guide to 1930s Nevada was just coming off the press. First published in 1940 as Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State, part of the Work Projects Administration's American Guide Series, the book remains one of Nevada's premier tour and travel volumes. The WPA Guide to 1930s Nevada includes material on the state's geography and geology, plant and animal life, churches and schools. The native population is discussed, as are the arts, mining, ranching, press, sports, and recreation during the 1930s. The period photographs spread throughout the volume give an excellent picture of Nevada in the early part of the twentieth century and complement the profiles of thirty cities and eight detailed tour descriptions that follow the pattern of the major highway through the state.

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595342263

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The WPA Guide to Nevada by Federal Writers' Project Pdf

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 Silver State takes the gold in the WPA Guide to Nevada. Originally published in 1940, the guide features the newly built Hoover Dam (then called the Boulder Dam), the Great Basin, the many caves in the eastern part of the state, the state’s several ghost towns, and an engaging essay of one of Nevada’s more important industries—“Mining and Mining Jargon.”

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Arkansas
ISBN : 0700603417

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The WPA Guide to 1930s Arkansas by Anonim Pdf

**** The original edition, Nevada, a guide to the Silver State is cited in BCL3. This reprint (shot from the 1940 edition) is not beautiful typographically. New (4 p.) foreword. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : David M. Wrobel
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826353702

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Global West, American Frontier by David M. Wrobel Pdf

"This book examines how travel writers viewed the American West from the age of Manifest Destiny through the Great Depression. In the nineteenth century, the West was often presented as one developing frontier among many; in the twentieth century, travel writers often searched for American frontier distinctiveness"--Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Bernard A. Weisberger
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015007071643

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The WPA Guide to America by Bernard A. Weisberger Pdf

Author : Peter Gough
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252097010

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Sounds of the New Deal by Peter Gough Pdf

At its peak the Federal Music Project (FMP) employed nearly 16,000 people who reached millions of Americans through performances, composing, teaching, and folksong collection and transcription. In Sounds of the New Deal, Peter Gough explores how the FMP's activities in the West shaped a new national appreciation for the diversity of American musical expression. From the onset, administrators and artists debated whether to represent highbrow, popular, or folk music in FMP activities. Though the administration privileged using "good" music to educate the public, in the West local preferences regularly trumped national priorities and allowed diverse vernacular musics to be heard. African American and Hispanic music found unprecedented popularity while the cultural mosaic illuminated by American folksong exemplified the spirit of the Popular Front movement. These new musical expressions combined the radical sensibilities of an invigorated Left with nationalistic impulses. At the same time, they blended traditional patriotic themes with an awareness of the country's varied ethnic musical heritage and vast--but endangered--store of grassroots music.

Author : Renée Corona Kolvet,Victoria Ford
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780874176896

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The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada by Renée Corona Kolvet,Victoria Ford Pdf

The Great Depression of the 1930s had a devastating impact on sparsely populated Nevada and its two major industries, mining and agriculture. Luckily, thanks to Nevada’s powerful Senate delegation, Roosevelt’s New Deal funding flowed abundantly into the state. Among the programs thus supported was the Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal program intended to provide jobs for unemployed young men and a pool of labor for essential public lands rehabilitation projects. In all, nearly thirty-one thousand men were employed in fifty-nine CCC camps across Nevada, most of them from outside the state. These “boys,” as they were called, went to work improving the state’s forests, parks, wildlife habitats, roads, fences, irrigation systems, flood-control systems, and rangelands, while learning valuable skills on the job. Rural communities near CCC camps reaped additional benefits when local men were hired as foremen and when the camps purchased supplies from local merchants. The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada is the first comprehensive history of the Nevada CCC, a program designed to help the nation get back on its feet, and of the “boys” who did so much to restore Nevada’s lands and resources. The book is based on extensive research in private manuscript collections, unpublished memoirs, CCC inspectors’ reports, and other records. The book also includes period photographs depicting the Nevada CCC and its activities.

Author : Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520954649

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California in the 1930s by Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration Pdf

Alive with the exuberance, contradictions, and variety of the Golden State, this Depression-era guide to California is more than 700 pages of information that is, as David Kipen writes in his spirited introduction, "anecdotal, opinionated, and altogether habit-forming." Describing the history, culture, and roadside attractions of the 1930s, the WPA Guide to California features some of the very best anonymous literature of its era, with writing by luminaries such as San Francisco poet Kenneth Rexroth, composer-writer- hobo Harry Partch, and authors Tillie Olsen and Kenneth Patchen.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031229263

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Lone Tree Gold Mine Expansion Project, Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp., Humboldt County by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Ainlay,Judy Dixon Gabaldon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0738524166

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Las Vegas by Thomas Ainlay,Judy Dixon Gabaldon Pdf

Whether known as "The Entertainment Capital of the World" or Sin City, Glitter Gulch or even "Lost Wages" Nevada, the dazzling city of Las Vegas has undergone incredible transformation-from ancient watering hole to Mormon fort, from whistle stop to mob-run profit center-to become the fastest-growing urban community in the nation. Home to nearly 1.5 million residents, a melting pot of races and cultures, this great metropolis boasts a thrilling history of vices and virtues but, above all, a steadfast and uncompromising spirit.

Author : Larry D. Gragg
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780826365156

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Bugsy's Shadow by Larry D. Gragg Pdf

Early in the Prohibition era, Moe Sedway became part of the New York organized crime gang led by Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. A loyal and highly effective operative for Siegel, Sedway eventually gained monopoly control of the race wire service in Las Vegas and also became an effective casino manager of the Las Vegas Club, El Cortez, and the Rex Club. A breach in their relationship led to rumors that Sedway had gained Lansky's approval for a "hit" on Siegel. The unsolved mystery of who murdered Bugsy in 1947 has spawned numerous theories about the identity of the hitman, but regardless of who pulled the trigger, Bugsy's death opened the way for Moe to flourish as his own man at last. Long overshadowed by Bugsy in the annals of organized crime in America, Moe Sedway is now at last brought out into the light in this riveting tale of the sensational life and times of one of Vegas's most mysterious and little-known figures.

Author : David F. Damore,Robert E. Lang,Karen A. Danielsen
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815738480

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Blue Metros, Red States by David F. Damore,Robert E. Lang,Karen A. Danielsen Pdf

" Assessing where the red/blue political line lies in swing states and how it is shifting Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics, one that will help shape elections and policy for decades to come. Blue Metros, Red States explores this phenomenon by analyzing demographic trends, voting patterns, economic data, and social characteristics of twenty-seven major metropolitan areas in thirteen swing states—states that will ultimately decide who is elected president and the party that controls each chamber of Congress. The book's key finding is a sharp split between different types of suburbs in swing states. Close-in suburbs that support denser mixeduse projects and transit such as light rail mostly vote for Democrats. More distant suburbs that feature mainly large-lot, single-family detached houses and lack mass transit often vote for Republicans. The book locates the red/blue dividing line and assesses the electoral state of play in every swing state. This red/blue political line is rapidly shifting, however, as suburbs urbanize and grow more demographically diverse. Blue Metros, Red States is especially timely as the 2020elections draw near. "

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0816515034

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The WPA Guide to 1930s Montana by Anonim Pdf

First published in 1939, this nostalgic guide includes chapters on Montana's natural setting, history, economy, and cultural life as of half a century ago, plus separate entries for Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, and Missoula--which at the time boasted four hotels and five-cent bus fares. There then follow, in the WPA Guide tradition, 18 tours that crisscross the state and point out not only natural splendors along the way but also such noteworthy historic sites as Custer Battlefield, the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Boothill Cemetery in Virginia City, and the site of the "holing-up" shanty of Calamity Jane. Fourteen additional tours--four for roads, ten for trails--guide readers through Glacier National Park.

Author : Barbara Land,Myrick Land
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780874176438

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A Short History of Las Vegas by Barbara Land,Myrick Land Pdf

Today’s Las Vegas welcomes 35 million visitors a year and reigns as the world’s premier gaming mecca. But it is much more than a gambling paradise. In A Short History of Las Vegas, Barbara and Myrick Land reveal a fascinating history beyond the mobsters, casinos, and showgirls. The authors present a complete story, beginning with southern Nevada’s indigenous peoples and the earliest explorers to the first pioneers to settle in the area; from the importance of the railroad and the construction of Hoover Dam to the arrival of the Mob after World War II; from the first isolated resorts to appear in the dusty desert to the upscale, extravagant theme resorts of today. Las Vegas—and its history—is full of surprises. The second edition of this lively history includes details of the latest developments and describes the growing anticipation surrounding the Las Vegas centennial celebration in 2005. New chapters focus on the recent implosions of famous old structures and the construction of glamorous new developments, headline-making mergers and multibillion-dollar deals involving famous Strip properties, and a concluding look at what life is like for the nearly two million residents who call Las Vegas home.

Author : Christopher Corbett
Publisher : Crown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767919630

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Orphans Preferred by Christopher Corbett Pdf

“WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED.” —California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of “the Pony,” as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer’s Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.