Title & Author:

The WPA guide to 1930s Alabama / compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the state of Alabama ; with an introduction by Harvey H. Jackson III.

Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2000.

Description:

lvi, 442 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Alabama : a guide to the Deep South. New York : R.R. Smith, 1941, in series: American guide series.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-423) and index.
Foreword / Frank M. Dixon -- Preface -- General Information -- Calendar of Annual Events -- pt. I Past and Present -- Alabama Old and New (starting p. 3) -- Natural Setting (starting p. 9) -- First Americans (starting p. 28) -- History (starting p. 40) -- Industry, Commerce, and Labor (starting p. 61) -- Agriculture (starting p. 74) -- Transportation (starting p. 85) -- Education (starting p. 94) -- Religion (starting p. 103) -- Newspapers and Radio (starting p. 110) -- Sports and Recreation (starting p. 116) -- Folklore and Folkways (starting p. 122) -- Literature (starting p. 130) -- Music (starting p. 137) -- Arts and Crafts (starting p. 143) -- Architecture (starting p. 148) -- pt. II Courthouse Squares -- Anniston (starting p. 159) -- Birmingham (starting p. 164) -- Decatur (starting p. 180) -- Florence (starting p. 184) -- Gadsden (starting p. 190) -- Huntsville (starting p. 196) -- Mobile (starting p. 203) -- Montgomery (starting p. 220) -- Selma (starting p. 236) -- Tuscaloosa (starting p. 243) -- pt. III Tours -- Tour 1 (Pulaski, Tenn) -- Decatur -- Birmingham -- Montgomery -- Mobile [US 31] (starting p. 253) -- Tour 1A Decatur -- Moulton -- Black Warrior National Forest -- Jasper [State 24, 36, 5] (starting p. 273) -- Tour 1B Birmingham -- Harpersville -- Childersburg -- Sylacauga [State 91] (starting p. 276) -- Tour 2 (Columbus, Ga.) -- Tuskegee -- Montgomery -- Selma -- Livingston -- (Meridian, Miss.) [US 80] (starting p. 281) -- Tour 2A Montgomery -- Wetumpka -- Tallassee -- Auburn [State 9 and 14] (starting p. 297) -- Tour 3 (Chattanooga Tenn.) -- Fort Payne -- Birmingham -- Tuscaloosa -- Livingston [US 11] (starting p. 303) -- Tour 3A Junction with US 11 -- Valley Head -- Mentone [State 58 and Scenic Highway] (starting p. 317) -- Tour 4 (Tallapoosa, Ga.) -- Anniston -- Birmingham -- Jasper -- Hamilton -- (Tupelo, Miss.) [US 78] (starting p. 320) -- Tour 5 (Fayetteville, Tenn.) -- Huntsville -- Guntersville -- Gadsden -- Anniston -- Talladega -- Phenix City -- Dothan [US 241] (starting p. 328) -- Tour 6 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) -- Huntsville -- Florence -- Tuscumbia -- (Corinth, Miss.) [US 72] (starting p. 344) -- Tour 7 (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) -- Florence -- Tuscumbia -- Tuscaloosa -- Eutaw -- Jackson -- Mobile [US 43] (starting p. 350) -- Tour 8 (Bainbridge, Ga.) -- Dothan -- Elba -- Evergreen -- (Waynesboro, Miss.) [US 84] (starting p. 360) -- Tour 9 (Waynesboro, Miss.) -- Fruitdale -- Citronelle -- Mobile [US 45] (starting p. 366) -- Tour 10 (La Grange, Ga.) -- Lanett -- Union Springs -- Andalusia -- (Pensacola, Fla.) [US 29] (starting p. 370) -- Tour 11 Montgomery -- Troy -- Dothan -- (Panama City, Fla.) [US 231] (starting p. 378) -- Tour 12 (Pensacola, Fla.) -- Mobile -- (Biloxi, Miss.) [US 90] (starting p. 385) -- Tour 13 (Rome, Ca.) -- Centre -- Leesburg -- Gadsden [US 411] (starting p. 388) -- Tour 14 Tuscaloosa -- Gordo -- Reform -- (Columbus, Miss.) [US 82] (starting p. 392) -- Tour 15 Junction with US 90 -- Fairhope -- Point Cleat -- Gulf State Park -- Fort Morgan [Bay Shore Road, McKenzie's Ferry Road, State 3, Dixie Graves Parkway] (starting p. 396) -- Chronology (starting p. 405) -- Bibliography (starting p. 413) -- Census Figures -- 1940 (starting p. 424) -- Index (starting p. 428).

Summary:

A collection of essays and photographs that describe various aspects of life and culture in Alabama during the 1930s.

ISBN:

0817310282 (alk. paper)
9780817310288 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Nineteen thirties.
Années trente (Vingtième siècle)
Travel.
Historic buildings Alabama.
Alabama Description and travel.
Alabama History 1819-1950.
Alabama Guidebooks.
Alabama.
Alabama History.
Alabama Descriptions et voyages.
Alabama Histoire 1819-1950.
Alabama Guides.

Form/genre:

Guidebooks.
History.

Added entries:

Jackson, Harvey H.
Writers' Program (Ala.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 224730
Call No.: F326 .W68 2000
Status: Available