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Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State

Name: Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State
Brand: Bison Books
SKU: 9780803269187
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Contributors:

Federal Writers' Project, Alan Boye (Introduction by)

Publisher:

Bison Books

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History, Travel

Book Subcategory:

United States

Book Topic:

State & Local, Midwest

Edition Description:

2nd Edition

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Release Date:

2006-01-01

ISBN 13:

9780803269187

Weight:

1.03 lbs

Size:

8.04 x 5.38 x 0.92 inches

Pages:

424

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Description

First published in 1939, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State was collaboratively written by the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). As part of the Works Project Administration, the FWP gathered together some of the best writers of the era. Collectively, they undertook a nationwide initiative to record information about America and create comprehensive guides to their respective states. The wonderful results were a well-written blend of travel guide, ethnography, local history, and cultural document.

This guide to the Cornhusker State brought together Nebraska writers such as Weldon Kees, Mari Sandoz, and Loren Eiseley. These respected authors created a remarkable compendium that includes chapters on the state's history, environment, peoples, flora and fauna, government, agriculture and industry, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and a companion for the tourist, Nebraska captures an era and makes accessible to readers information that is not readily available outside archives.

About the Author
Alan Boye is a professor of English at Lyndon State College in Vermont. His books include Holding Stone Hands: On the Trail of the Cheyenne Exodus, available in a Bison Books edition.