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The WPA Guide to South Dakota: The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s South Dakota
Rolling prairie grasslands in the east, surreal Badlands and lush Black Hills in the west: South Dakota is a state of vivid contrasts In this classic and now-rare guide to Depression-era South Dakota, you can discover the historic byways and back roads of this beautiful state. Originally part of the American Guide Series, this book was written both to chronicle the physical and cultural landscape of the Mount Rushmore State and to employ out-of-work writers. The result is a snapshot of South Dakota as our grandparents knew it. .
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The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s New York (American Guide)
This tour guide for time travelers offers New York-lovers and thirties 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 hotel was $7.50, Dodger fans flocked to Ebbetts Field, and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. The New York of 1939 was a city where adventures began "under the clock" at the Biltmore, and the big liners sailed at midnight. The Yankees were on their way to four in a row, and Times Square was truly the crossroads of the world. .
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The WPA Guide to Wisconsin: The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s Wisconsin
At the height of the Depression, the government put thousands of writers to work for the Works Progress Administration. Out of their efforts came the American Guide series, the first comprehensive guidebooks to the people, resources, and traditions of each state in the nation.  The WPA Guide to Wisconsin offers a lively tour of yesterday’s Badger State. More than a nostalgic snapshot of 1930s Wisconsin, this book contains essays on the state’s history and architecture, folklore and geology, arts and industry. The city tours and auto trips take you to places still familiar today—perfect for those who want to slow down, turn off the main road, and journey back in time. .
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New York in the 1930s (Pocket Archives Series)
There is no question that the images of Manhattan in this book--the East River docks drenched in sunlight, a street vendor offering roasted chick peas, a corner of Central Park blanketed by snow--were made by a man in love with and in awe of this incredible city. Landmark buildings such as the Paramount Theater and the Planetarium, and notable people including Lucky Luciano and Ella Fitzgerald--as well as ordinary people, including recent immigrants at Ellis Island--populate the landscape of Samuel Fuller's New York City. The introduction to the collection meanders nostalgically through a lost era that nonetheless resonates through the city today. Fuller was an acclaimed early American filmmaker, and this collection of his still images makes it clear that he was an accomplished photographer as well..
Price: $97.62
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Russian and Soviet Views of Modern Western Art, 1890s to Mid-1930s (Documents of Twentieth-Century Art)
From the first Modernist exhibitions in the late 1890s to the Soviet rupture with the West in the mid-1930s, Russian artists and writers came into wide contact with modern European art and ideas. Introducing a wealth of little-known material set in an illuminating interpretive context, this sourcebook presents Russian and Soviet views of Western art during this critical period of cultural transformation. The writings document complex responses to these works and ideas before the Russians lost contact with them almost entirely. Many of these writings have been unavailable to foreign readers and, until recently, were not widely known even to Russian scholars. Both an important reference and a valuable resource for classrooms, the book includes an introductory essay and shorter introductions to the individual sections..
Price: $65.00
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