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This is the first guidebook ever devoted to Kansas. The guide was compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the state of Kansas, and was first published in 1939. After several decades, its pages still provide a wealth of reliable historic, geographic, and cultural information on Kansas, as well as some intriguing lore that many modern-day readers will find new. Not the least of its contributions is the accurate picture it gives of Kansas between the Great Depression and World War II--of its industrial, agricultural, and natural resources.
The volume is divided into three sections: seventeen topical essays covering subjects such as Indians, folklore, religion, and architecture; tourning information on the eighteen largest Kansas cities and towns; and twelve automobile tours spanning Kansas.
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Pierre Rioux
reviewed The Wpa Guide To 1930s Kansas on October 12, 2007
The Wpa Guide To 1930s Kansas
I doubt this is at the top of everyone's reading list, but I'm researching some family history and I'm finding it very interesting. It ties in nicely with The Worst Hard Time (about the dustbowl), which I'm also reading. The WPA Guide was written in 1939 and while it has a new introduction, the rest of the text is the original. I'm enjoying reading the 1939 predictions for the future of Kansas as well as the authors' view of what were then very recent events and how they would shape the state in years to come. As a former farm girl, I'm finding the sections on agriculture to be most interesting. I'm no farming expert, but I think it's interesting how new agricultural technologies made such an impact on rural communities....and how current farm practices are changing this landscape again.
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