The WPA Guide to Kentucky

by F. Kevin Simon (Editor)

Overview

The American Guide Series was the most significant and enduring achievement of the Federal Writers' Project.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813193564
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	608
File size:	21 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

F. Kevin Simon teaches history at the Sayre School in Lexington. From 1990-1992 he directed educational programs at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library.

Editorial Reviews

Not only a rich account of a Kentucky of the past, but also a vivid portrait of a rural agricultural state caught in the grips of an economic depression struggling to find its identity.

Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

For today's travelers willing to forego the efficiency of a AAA Trip-Tik, The WPA Guide is illuminating.

Cincinnati Magazine

"For today's travelers willing to forego the efficiency of a AAA Trip-Tik, The WPA Guide is illuminating." — Cincinnati Magazine

"Not only a rich account of a Kentucky of the past, but also a vivid portrait of a rural agricultural state caught in the grips of an economic depression struggling to find its identity." — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

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