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The WPA Guides

Christine Bold
The WPA Guides Book PDF

Author : Christine Bold
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 1578061954

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In 1935 the FDR administration put 40,000 unemployed artists to work in four federal arts projects. The main contribution of one unit, the Federal Writers Project, was the American Guide Series, a collectively composed set of guidebooks to every state, most regions, and many cities, towns, and villages across the United States. The WPA arts projects were poised on the cusp of the modern bureaucratization of culture. They occurred at a moment when the federal government was extending its reach into citizens' daily lives. The 400 guidebooks the teams produced have been widely celebrated as icons of American democracy and diversity. Clumped together, they manifest a lofty role for the project and a heavy responsibility for its teams of writers. The guides assumed the authority of conceptualizing the national identity. In The WPA Guides: Mapping America Christine Bold closely examines this publicized view of the guides and reveals its flaws. Her research in archival materials reveals the negotiations and conflicts between the central editors in Washington and the local people in the states. Race, region, and gender are taken as important categories within which difference and conflict appear. She looks at the guidebook for each of five distinctively different locations -- Idaho, New York City, North Carolina, Missouri, and U.S. One and the Oregon Trail--to assess the editorial plotting of such issues as gender, race, ethnicity, and class. As regionalists jostled with federal officialdom, the faultlines of the project gaped open. Spotlighting the controversies between federal and state bureaucracies, Bold concludes that the image of America that the WPA fostered is closer to fabrication than to actuality. Christine Bold is director of the Centre for Cultural Studies and an associate professor of English at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.

Soul of a People

David A. Taylor
Soul of a People Book PDF

Author : David A. Taylor
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470885888

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Soul of a People is about a handful of people who were on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and a glimpse of America at a turning point. This particular handful of characters went from poverty to great things later, and included John Cheever, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Studs Terkel. In the 1930s they were all caught up in an effort to describe America in a series of WPA guides. Through striking images and firsthand accounts, the book reveals their experiences and the most vivid excerpts from selected guides and interviews: Harlem schoolchildren, truckers, Chicago fishmongers, Cuban cigar makers, a Florida midwife, Nebraskan meatpackers, and blind musicians. Drawing on new discoveries from personal collections, archives, and recent biographies, a new picture has emerged in the last decade of how the participants' individual dramas intersected with the larger picture of their subjects. This book illuminates what it felt like to live that experience, how going from joblessness to reporting on their own communities affected artists with varied visions, as well as what feelings such a passage involved: shame humiliation, anger, excitement, nostalgia, and adventure. Also revealed is how the WPA writers anticipated, and perhaps paved the way for, the political movements of the following decades, including the Civil Rights movement, the Women's Right movement, and the Native American rights movement.

The WPA Guide to America

Bernard A. Weisberger
The WPA Guide to America Book PDF

Author : Bernard A. Weisberger
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : United States
ISBN : 0394729595

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Essays from the 1930s discuss each state and region, and their history, folk lore, legends, and major cities

Republic of Detours

Scott Borchert
Republic of Detours Book PDF

Author : Scott Borchert
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780374719050

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Republic of Detours by Scott Borchert Pdf

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice | Winner of the New Deal Book Award An immersive account of the New Deal project that created state-by-state guidebooks to America, in the midst of the Great Depression—and employed some of the biggest names in American letters The plan was as idealistic as it was audacious—and utterly unprecedented. Take thousands of hard-up writers and put them to work charting a country on the brink of social and economic collapse, with the aim of producing a series of guidebooks to the then forty-eight states—along with hundreds of other publications dedicated to cities, regions, and towns—while also gathering reams of folklore, narratives of formerly enslaved people, and even recipes, all of varying quality, each revealing distinct sensibilities. All this was the singular purview of the Federal Writers’ Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration founded in 1935 to employ jobless writers, from once-bestselling novelists and acclaimed poets to the more dubiously qualified. The FWP took up the lofty goal of rediscovering America in words and soon found itself embroiled in the day’s most heated arguments regarding radical politics, racial inclusion, and the purpose of writing—forcing it to reckon with the promises and failures of both the New Deal and the American experiment itself. Scott Borchert’s Republic of Detours tells the story of this raucous and remarkable undertaking by delving into the experiences of key figures and tracing the FWP from its optimistic early days to its dismemberment by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. We observe notable writers at their day jobs, including Nelson Algren, broke and smarting from the failure of his first novel; Zora Neale Hurston, the most widely published Black woman in the country; and Richard Wright, who arrived in the FWP’s chaotic New York City office on an upward career trajectory courtesy of the WPA. Meanwhile, Ralph Ellison, Studs Terkel, John Cheever, and other future literary stars found encouragement and security on the FWP payroll. By way of these and other stories, Borchert illuminates an essentially noble enterprise that sought to create a broad and inclusive self-portrait of America at a time when the nation’s very identity and future were thrown into question. As the United States enters a new era of economic distress, political strife, and culture-industry turmoil, this book’s lessons are urgent and strong.

The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa

Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project
The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa Book PDF

Author : Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781587296635

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The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa by Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project Pdf

Originally published during the Great Depression, The WPA Guide nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours, that directs the reader to communities of particual social and historical interest.

American-Made

Nick Taylor
American Made Book PDF

Author : Nick Taylor
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780553381320

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Seventy-five years after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, here for the first time is the remarkable story of one of its enduring cornerstones, the Works Progress Administration (WPA): its passionate believers, its furious critics, and its amazing accomplishments. The WPA is American history that could not be more current, from providing economic stimulus to renewing a broken infrastructure. Introduced in 1935 at the height of the Great Depression, when unemployment and desperation ruled the land, this controversial nationwide jobs program would forever change the physical landscape and social policies of the United States. The WPA lasted eight years, spent $11 billion, employed 8½ million men and women, and gave the country not only a renewed spirit but a fresh face. Now this fascinating and informative book chronicles the WPA from its tumultuous beginnings to its lasting presence, and gives us cues for future action.

Los Angeles in the 1930s

WPA Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California
Los Angeles in the 1930s Book PDF

Author : WPA Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520268838

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Los Angeles in the 1930s by WPA Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California Pdf

Previously published: New York: Hastings House, 1941, under the title Los Angeles: a guide to the city and its environs, as part of the American guide series.

The WPA Guide to New York City

Federal Writers' Project
The WPA Guide to New York City Book PDF

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951001216801L

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The WPA Guide to New York City by Federal Writers' Project Pdf

This tour guide for time travelers offers New York lovers and 1930s buffs an endlessly fascinating look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost five cents, a room at the Plaza was $7.50, and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books ever written about the city. Photos. Maps.

See America

Creative Action Network
See America Book PDF

Author : Creative Action Network
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781452149295

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See America by Creative Action Network Pdf

In homage to America’s National Parks and their iconic art posters, this volume features new artwork for seventy-five parks and monuments across all fifty states. “In this sepia-tinged homage” to the iconic National Parks posters “modern artists contribute dazzling new graphics” (Entertainment Weekly). From 1935 to 1943, the WPA’s Federal Art Project hired American artist to create posters celebrating the National Parks Service. The icon See America posters inspired Americans to fall in love with the country’s landmarks and wild spaces from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Gateway Arch and from the Grand Canyon to the Great Smokey Mountains. Originally published to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the National Parks Service, the Creative Action Network has partnered with the National Parks Conservation Association to revive and reimagine the legacy of WPA travel posters. Artists from all over the world participated in the creation of this new, crowdsourced collection of See America posters for a modern era.

New Orleans City Guide

Works Progress Administration
New Orleans City Guide Book PDF

Author : Works Progress Administration
Publisher : Garrett County Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781891053405

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New Orleans City Guide by Works Progress Administration Pdf

In 1938, under the direction of novelist and historian Lyle Saxon, The Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration produced this delightfully detailed portrait of New Orleans. Containing recipes, photographs and folklore, it is consistently hailed as one of the best books produced about the city. Remarkably, many of the sites and attractions the WPA chronicled in 1938 are still around today.

San Diego in the 1930s

Anonim
San Diego in the 1930s Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520275386

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San Diego in the 1930s by Anonim Pdf

San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city’s culture, roadside attractions, and history—from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy details it records—tidbits such as the bloodiest and most incompetently fought battle of the Mexican-American War, Emma Goldman’s abruptly terminated speech to local Wobblies in 1912, and even a delightfully anachronistic way to beat a San Diego speeding ticket. Brimming with tours that can prove challenging to retrace, this book reminds us of the changes wrought by seven decades of intervening war, peace, and biotechnology. Unlatching a remarkable trapdoor into the past, this compact and charming document of the Depression era invites repeated browsing and is generously illustrated with striking black-and-white photographs that bring the period to life.

South Carolina

Ann M. Volkwein
South Carolina Book PDF

Author : Ann M. Volkwein
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836851447

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South Carolina by Ann M. Volkwein Pdf

Examines the history, people, land, economy and commerce, politics and government, culture, notable people, and state events and attractions of South Carolina.

State by State

Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey
State by State Book PDF

Author : Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780062043573

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State by State by Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey Pdf

Inspired by Depression-era travel guides, an anthology of essays on each of the fifty states, plus Washington, D.C., by some of America’s finest writers. State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Anthony Bourdain chases the fumigation truck in Bergen County, New Jersey Dave Eggers tells it straight: Illinois is Number 1 Louise Erdrich loses her bikini top in North Dakota Jonathan Franzen gets waylaid by New York’s publicist . . . and personal attorney . . . and historian . . . and geologist John Hodgman explains why there is no such thing as a “Massachusettsean” Edward P. Jones makes the case: D.C. should be a state! Jhumpa Lahiri declares her reckless love for the Rhode Island coast Rich Moody explores the dark heart of Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway, exit by exit Ann Patchett makes a pilgrimage to the Civil War site at Shiloh, Tennessee William T. Vollman visits a San Francisco S&M club And many more Praise for State by State An NPR Best Book of the Year “The full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory.” —The New Yorker “Odds are, you’ll fall for every state a little.” —Los Angeles Times

America Eats!

Pat Willard
America Eats Book PDF

Author : Pat Willard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781608196661

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America Eats! by Pat Willard Pdf

Pat Willard takes readers on a journey into the regional nooks and crannies of American cuisine where WPA writers-including Eudora Welty, Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison, and Nelson Algren, among countless others-were dispatched in 1935 to document the roots of our diverse culinary cuisine. America Eats!, as the project was entitled, was never published. With the unpublished WPA manuscript as her guide, Willard visits the sites of American foods past glory to explore whether American traditional cuisine is still as healthy and vibrant today as it was then.

A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights

Kathleen Krull
A Kids Guide to America s Bill of Rights Book PDF

Author : Kathleen Krull
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780062352323

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A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights by Kathleen Krull Pdf

Which 462 words are so important that they've changed the course of American history more than once? The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the crucial document that spells out how the United States is to be governed. Packed with anecdotes, sidebars, case studies, suggestions for further reading, and humorous illustrations, Kathleen Krull's introduction to the Bill of Rights brings an important topic vividly to life. Whether you're a middle grader or high schooler or even an adult, and whether you're looking to expand your knowledge or to reearch a report, the format of this "kids' guide" makes the information understandable and interesting. Find out what the Bill of Rights is and how it affects your daily life in this fascinating look at the history, significance, and mysteries of these laws that are designed to protect the individual freedoms of Americans—including young people. Some of the questions addressed in this easy-to-follow book: Why did early American founders argue that individuals needed a Bill of Rights to protect them from government? Why is freedom of speech so thrilling and so controversial? What is religious intolerance, and when can it be fatal? What does it really mean to take the Fifth? How does the Bill of Rights affect the rights of kids?