The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s New York (American Guide)
Federal Writers Project
ISBN 10: 1565843215 ISBN 13: 9781565843219
Published by New Press, The, 1995
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This tour guide for time travelers offers New York lovers and 1930s 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 was $7.50, and the new World s Fair was the talk of the town. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books ever written about the city. Photos. Maps.
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This and several similar guides were sanctioned by the Federal Writers Project in the 1930s. Published in 1939, WPA Guide, which was praised by the New York Times as "one of the best books ever published about New York," dissects the wicked city in minute detail with the aid of maps and photos. With the American Library Association meeting in Manhattan next July, this book will help librarians brush up on the Big Apple.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal ...
Publisher: New Press, The
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good