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The WPA Guide to Washington
Federal Writers' Project
其他書名
The Evergreen State
出版Trinity University Press, 2013-10-31
主題History / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
ISBN15953424519781595342454
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=07PpCAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor.

The WPA Guide to Washington exhibits the beauty and individuality found in the Pacific Northwest. The guide takes the reader on a journey across the Evergreen State, from Seattle to Spokane with the Cascades in between. Essays on the state’s large lumber industry and its role in the westward expansion are included.