The WPA guide to 1930s Kansas / compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas ; with a new introduction by James R. Shortridge.

Main entry:

Kansas, a guide to the Sunflower State.

Title & Author:

The WPA guide to 1930s Kansas / compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas ; with a new introduction by James R. Shortridge.

Edition:

First paperback edition, with a new introduction.

Publication:

[Lawrence, Kansas] : University Press of Kansas, [1984]
©1984.

Description:

xxxii, 538 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Series:

American guide series

Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: Kansas, a guide to the Sunflower State. New York : Viking Press, 1939.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-529) and index.
Introduction to the paperback edition / James R. Shortridge -- Preface / Harold C. Evans, chief editor -- General information -- Calendar of events -- The state and its people. Contemporary scene / William Allen White ; Natural setting and conservation ; Archeology ; Indians ; History ; Agriculture ; Transportation ; Industry, commerce and labor ; Folklore ; Education ; Religion ; Sports and recreation ; Journalism and journalists ; Literature ; Art ; Music and the theater ; Architecture -- Cities and towns. Arkansas City ; Atchison ; Coffeyville ; Dodge City ; Emporia ; Fort Scott ; Hutchinson ; Kansas City ; Lawrence ; Leavenworth ; Lindsborg ; Manhattan ; Medicine Lodge ; Newton ; Ottawa ; Salina ; Topeka ; Wichita -- Highways and byways -- Appendices. Chronology ; Bibliography ; Index.

Summary:

A reissue of a 1939 guide to Kansas compiled as part of the Federal Writers' Project during the Depression years, providing information not only about the attractions of the state, but serving as a cultural chronicle of an earlier time.

ISBN:

0700602496 (pbk.)
9780700602490 (pbk.)

Subject:

Kansas Guidebooks.
Kansas.
Kansas Guides.

Form/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Shortridge, James R., 1944- writer of introduction.
White, William Allen, 1868-1944, contributor.
Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas, compiler.
Federal Writers' Project
American guide series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 116067
Call No.: ID:85-B19286
Status: Available

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