GUIDEBOOKS · DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
Federal writers' project.
Also known as: Federal Writers Project, Federal Writers' Project
The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was a federal government project in the United States created to provide jobs for out-of-work writers and to develop a history and overview of the United States, by state, cities and other jurisdictions. It was launched in 1935 during the Great Depression. It was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program. It was one of a group of New Deal arts programs known collectively as Federal Project Number One or Federal One. FWP employed thousands of people and produced hundreds of publications, including state guides, city guides, local histories, oral histories, ethnographies, and children's books.
At the end of the nineteenth century a girl from Delaware got on a milk train in Omaha and took a green wool seat in the second-class car.
— from Nebraska
Most acclaimed
Washington, City and Capital
Focusing on the District of Columbia this is one of the "Cities" which merited it's own book in the American Guide Series of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).The Federal Writers' Project was created in 1935 as part of the United States Work Progress Administration to provide employment for historians, teachers, writers, librarians, and other white-collar workers. Originally, the purpose of the project was to produce a series of sectional guide books under the name American Guide, focusing on the scenic, historical, cultural, and economic resources of the United States. Eventually new programs were developed and projects begun under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration were absorbed by the Writers' Project. From its inception in 1935 through late 1939, the Federal Writers' Project was directed by Henry Alsberg.
Vermont
1967
A small state of small towns, Vermont preserves a New England heritage that reaches back many generations. Readers will find out what it is like to make homemade maple syrup and attend county fairs as they explore Vermont's history and culture. They will also learn about the state's government, wildlife, and economy. This revised third edition takes an updated look at the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of Vermont.
Wisconsin
2006
This volume represents Thwaites’ understanding of Wisconsin history in his maturity, after many years of research. That research included his study of a large mass of documents from France that became available around the turn of the century. By the time he wrote this book, Thwaites’ views had changed about French and British influence on the 19th century development of Wisconsin. He now considered that even though Great Britain had dominated Wisconsin from 1760 to 1815, the longer-term British influence on the state was fairly negligible. Instead, as the title indicates, Thwaites thought that when the New England yankees arrived, Wisconsin was still French in many ways. He also stresses in this volume the major cultural and political impact of European immigrants, particularly the Germans, who arrived during the formative years of Territorial government and early statehood.