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During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the <em>American Guide Series</em>. This series has been described as <em>the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world.</em> No library collection in Pennsylvania would be complete without a copy of Pennsylvania: A Guide To The Keystone State.
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Condition: Near Fine. 1973 Reprint of 1940 original. The American Guide series, the most well-known of the Federal Writers' Project publications, consisted of guides to the then 48 states, as well as the Alaska Territory, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC The books were written and compiled by writers from individual states and territories, and edited in Washington, DC The format was generally uniform, and each guide included detailed histories of the state or territory, with descriptions of every city and town, automobile travel routes, photographs, maps, and chapters on natural resources, culture, and geography The inclusion of essays about the various cultures of people living in the states, including immigrants and African Americans, was unprecedented City books, such as The New York City Guide, were also published as part of the series In each state, a Writers' Project non-relief staff of editors was formed, along with a much larger group of field workers drawn from local unemployment rolls The people hired came from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from former newspaper workers to white-collar and blue-collar workers without writing or editing experience The series constitutes a classic description of the United States in the mid-20th century This is a near fine copy in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine It is ex-library with typical library stamps and labels. There are no marks or damage at all The binding appears recent and is as tight as new 660 pp. LB15. Seller Inventory # B1411
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