Writers Project Work Projects Administration (121 results)

An Ornery Bunch: Tales And Anecdotes Collected By The Wpa Montana Writers Project
Writers Program Of The Work Projects Administration In The S; Wpa Montana's Writer's Project
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WPA Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Country
Federal Writer's Project of the Work Projects Administration; Wurzer, Cathy (INT)
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WPA Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Country
Federal Writer's Project of the Work Projects Administration; Wurzer, Cathy (INT)
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Wpa Guide to Kentucky
Simon, F. Kevin (EDT); Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration (COR)
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Legends of the Mighty Sioux
Compiled by workers of the South Dakota Writers' project, Work Projects Administration
Published by Badlands Natural History Assn, Interior SD 1994
- Softcover
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paperback. Condition: As New. 5th printing. Paperback, 6 1/4 x 8 1/4", 158 pages, b/w illustrations. 45 legends gathered from chieftains of the Yankton and Rosebud reservations. First printed in 1941. Howe, Oscar (illustrator).
Vermont: A Profile of the Green Mountain State
Vermont Writers' Project, and Work Projects Administration for the State of Vermont
Language: English
Published by Fleming Publishing Company 1942
- Hardcover
Seller: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.Alplaus Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Hardbound with dust jacket. Clear protective cover over jacket; not ex-library. 1942 edition, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Deterioration along 1" of gutter at front cover and spine, book else with gentle wear, aging. Pages unmarked. Jacket… with wear and tear.

Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People
Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration
Language: English
Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Shelf
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Dust Jacket. First Thus. First printing of the Bison Book Edition with an introduction by T.A. Larson.
More imagesA Guide to the United States Naval Academy (American Guide Series)
Writers' Project Work Projects Administration in the State of Maryland
Language: English
Published by The Devin-Adair Company, New York 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light blue cloth boards show spotting along with edge and corner bumps. Spine is faded and the worst of the bumps is on the front board top edge, near the left corner. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no…library markings, no remainder marks etc. Pages are mildly toned due to age and there is some scattered foxing and spotting present.
Legends of the Mighty Sioux
Workers of the South Dakota Writers' Project Work Projects Administration (compiled by)
Published by Badlands Natural History Association, Interior, South Dakota 1987
- Hardcover
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.Chequamegon Books
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hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good+. Third Printing Limited Edition. 158 pages; 6 3/4 x 8 3/4" This is #92 out of 490 copies printed. Light wear to jacket edges and corners; jacket in a mylar sleeve. Oscar Howe (illustrator).
More imagesDrums and Shadows: Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes
Savannah Unit, Georgia Writers' Project, Work Projects Administration
Language: English
Published by The University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia 1986
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Second printing of the softcover edition. Original copyright of 1940. Book is clean and tight. Trade Paperback - no dust jacket issued. Previous owner name on half-title page. 274 pages with index. The book traces the persistence of African heritage in the culture of blacks living… on the Georgia coast in the 1930s.
More imagesLEGENDS OF THE MIGHTY SIOUX. Illustrated By Oscar Howe
Workers Of The South Dakota Writers Project, Work Projects Administration
Language: English
Published by Interior South Dakota, 2006. Badlands Natural History Associaton reprint reproduced from the 1941 edition. 1988
- Softcover
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.Chris Fessler, Bookseller
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full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. fifth printing of this edition. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking ,… underlining, remainder markings etc ~. double page full color illustrations at front & rear of book. b&w frontis. illustration. 158p. key to Sioux symbols. b&w illustrations throughout. american indian history. religion. mythology. folklore. medicine. cosmology. ~ "Here is a compilation of forty~five legends of the famous Sioux Indians of South Dakota. All of the legends pertain to the Sioux' traditional lore, to tales told around the campfire, to legends associated with places or mountains, and battle and hunting legends. Indian foods, dances, and songs are also included." Much of the material was narrated to Project members when the Indians were assembled for pow~wows, or at church meetings. There were separate meetings between the old and young men as well. Sidney Bean, a young college graduate, and Wilbur Bordeaux, prominent young French~Indian, visited the Yankton and Rosebud reservations to gather the legends from the very old chieftains. The entire number of legends are authentic and accurate. The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council "go on record endorsing the said writings to the Federal Writers' Project of South Dakota." Cover art and text illustrations by Oscar Howe "Dakota Teaching," copyright by Mrs. Adelheid Howe From the collection of the Philbrook Art Museum, Tulsa, OK.
Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State (American Guide Series)
Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky
Published by Harcourt Brace 1942
- Hardcover
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library o…r without dustjacket.

North Carolina: A Guide to the Old North State
Federal Writers' Project of the Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration
Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill 1944
- Hardcover
Seller: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.Cat's Cradle Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Reprint. Reprint. Exlibrary marks. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, lightly tanned pages. Map in sleeve at back of book is in good to very good condition. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with edge rubbing, darkened gilt lettering on front and spine. Guidebook to destinations in North Carolina, published under a New De…al program. Illustrated with black and white photographs. American Guide Series; Ex-Library; 8.25" tall; 601 pages. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

Legends of the Mighty Sioux
Workers of the South Dakota Writers' Project, Work Projects Administration, compiled by
Published by Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.Tiber Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj, orange decorative cloth. Vg condition. Covers ver lightly soiled; contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 158 pp., illus. myth native american indigenous.

DINWIDDIE COUNTY "The Countrey of the Apamatica"
Writers' Program. Virginia. Federal Writers' Project. Work Projects Administration
Published by Whittet & Shepperson, Printers 1942
- Hardcover
Seller: The Avocado Pit, Staunton, VA, U.S.A.The Avocado Pit
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Published by The Viking Press 1938
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Clean pages except for age-toning at the endpapers; binding is tight and square; the green cloth hard cover shows some browning along the spine and top edges, light surface wear along heel edges, and dimming of the gilt titles at front and spine, but remains otherwise sound. The map, h…owever, is missing from the rear pocket. xxviii, 583pp.
History of Milford Connecticut, 1639-1939
The Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Connecticut
Published by Milford Historical Society, Inc 1973
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Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Reprinted Edition. Book has light bumping to top edge of spine, a mild slant to spine, light foxing to textblock, light foxing to a couple of pages, mild foxing to back endpage, and a couple of small indents to front cover. otherwise book is still in very good condition with a solid binding,…clean pages, and a bright cover.

Published by FLEMING 1941
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HARDBACK GREEN. Condition: VG. General wear, foxed spine edge, photographed endpapers, lightly soiled corner, contains BW photographs DATE PUBLISHED: 1941 EDITION.
Published by OXFORD 1955
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HARDBACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. General wear, rubbed cover, agetoned spine, contains BW photographs, mapped front endpapers DATE PUBLISHED: 1955 EDITION: 782.
Published by HARCOURT BRACE 1939
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HARDBACK GREEN. Condition: GOOD. General wear, heavily faded gilt lettering on cover, scratched spine, contains BW photographs, contains map pocket in back endpapers DATE PUBLISHED: 1939 EDITION: 489.

The WPA Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Country: The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s Minnesota
Federal Writer's Project of the Work Projects Administration/ Wurzer, Cathy (Introduction by)
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 235 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
More imagesSanta Barbara: A Guide to the Channel City and Its Environs.
Compiled and Written by the Southern California Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration
Language: English
Published by Hastings House . Publishers, New York, 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Book is tight and square with clean, unmarked interior. Covers bright but faded around the edges. Jacket in rough shape, with significant chip out of front cover and rear joint halfway split.
Language: English
Published by Fleming Publishing, New York 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Light wear the book; priced jacket shows more to tips, corners, and edges with a chip at the top of the spine wrapping around to the rear panel, a small chip to the lower spine; clean and unmarked. First printing,no others noted. In green and black clot…h. A part of the American Pictorial Guide Series a lesser known and scarcer effort of the WPA. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.
Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State (American Guide Series)
Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects administration for the State of Kentucky
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company
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Kansas A Guide to the Sunflower State Classic Reprint
Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas
- Softcover
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WPA Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Country
Federal Writer's Project of the Work Projects Administration; Wurzer, Cathy (INT)
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Kansas A Guide to the Sunflower State Classic Reprint
Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas
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Published by WPA, Newark 1939
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerPamphlet. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps, a few small rust stains on front wrap else very good condition. Stories of New Jersey, bulletin #9, 1939-40 series.
Pennsylvania Cavalcade
Multiple Authors. Compiled by the Pennsylvania Writers' Project Work Projects Administration
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. No dustjacket. Very Good condition, with slight rubs to cover edges, slight browning to edges of interior pages. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. No statement of later printing on copyright page.
The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida - American Guide Series
Federal Writers' Project. Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration
Published by Modern Age Books 1938
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Condition: Very Good. first edition; 244, [5] pp., plates, folding map at the back; original cloth (hardcover), a small damp stain to bottom edge of last few pages else very good (lacks dust jacket). - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjac…kers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.