Books by Federal Writers' Project

Thirty-seven life histories of real people selected from among whites and blacks in three basic fields of work in the South - farm labourers and owners, factory and mill workers, people engaged in service occupations - and those on relief.

Provides a comprehensive historical, economic, social, and scenic description covering the seacoast, the tobacco and cotton country, and the famous recreational areas of the Great Smokies. The greater part of the book is devoted to motor tours from points on the state line and within the state which point out landmarks, locate historic spots, and acquaint the traveller with the country.

Helps readers introduce the geographic spectacle and pioneer history. Valuable to the resident as a reference to the state's many treasures, and useful to the tourist who wants to know more than the road signs tell, this book commemorates those who passed through to the West and those who stayed to forge a state in the heart of the frontier.

In 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). Out-of-work teachers, writers, and scholars fanned out across the country to collect and document local lore. This book reveals the remarkable results of the FWP in Wyoming.

Bringing together Nebraska writers such as Weldon Kees, Mari Sandoz, and Loren Eiseley, this guide to the Cornhusker State includes chapters on the state's history, environment, peoples, flora and fauna, government, agriculture and industry, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. It captures an era and gives information from the archives.