Federal Writers Project 1st Ed 1938 Connecticut Roads Lore People WPA Guide HCDJ

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 1938. Maps. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ is chipped and worn with heavy chipping present to the rear panel of the DJ and to the crown of the spine. Bound in cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Very interesting details of journeys thru cities and rural towns, points of interest, historic buildings etc. from a viewpoint many years ago. Many of the landscapes and buildings have changed or are now gone. Approximate mileage from one point to another was helpful with locating some of the spots that no longer exist. Federal Writers Project 1st Ed 1938 Connecticut Roads Lore People WPA Guide HCDJ Click images to enlarge Description Up For Sale Today is Connecticut A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People Written by Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Connecticut Hardcover. 8vo. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 1938. Maps. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ is chipped and worn with heavy chipping present to the rear panel of the DJ and to the crown of the spine. Bound in cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Very interesting details of journeys thru cities and rural towns, points of interest, historic buildings etc. from a viewpoint many years ago. Many of the landscapes and buildings have changed or are now gone. Approximate mileage from one point to another was helpful with locating some of the spots that no longer exist. FROM WIKIPEDIA: The most well-known of these publications were the 48 state guides to America (plus Alaska Territory, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.) known as the American Guide Series. The American Guide Series books were written and compiled by the FWP, but printed by individual states, and contained detailed histories of each state with descriptions of every city and town. The format was uniform, comprising essays on the state's history and culture, descriptions of its major cities, automobile tours were one of the important attractions, and a portfolio of photographs. The Federal Writers' Project was funded and put to work, as a Public Works in and around the west coast, through Washington, Oregon and California. FWP was charged with employing writers, editors, historians, researchers, art critics, archaeologists, geologists and cartographers. Some 6,600 individuals were employed by the FWP. In each state a Writer's Project non-relief staff of editors was formed, along with a much larger group of field workers drawn from local unemployment rolls. Many of these had never completed high school, but most had formerly held white collar jobs of some sort. Most of the Writer's Project employees were relatively young in age, and many came from working-class backgrounds OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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