Minnesota, A State Guide - American Guide Series

Members of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration

Published by Viking Press, New York, 1938

About this Item

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. In addition to writers, the project provided jobs to unemployed librarians, clerks, researchers, editors, and historians. This copy is good in blue cloth with gilts and labels. Ex-library, with typical library labels and stamps. The binding is sound. Moderate wear and scuffing. The text is very clean and unmarked, other than the library stamps. Missing the folding map at the rear. Overall it appears little used despite its age. . LB15.

Seller Inventory # B1143

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Minnesota, A State Guide - American Guide Series
• Publisher: Viking Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Good