The WPA guide to 1930s Iowa
By: compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Iowa ; introduction by Joseph Frazier Wall.
Contributors: Federal Writers' Project.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 583
ISBN-13: 9781587295706
Subjects: Iowa -- Guidebooks; Iowa; Iowa -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Guidebooks.
Work titles: Iowa, a guide to the Hawkeye state.
Description: The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa is a panorama of the Hawkeye State as it was during the Great Depression, but it nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture, but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours that direct the reader to communities of particular social and historical interest throughout the state. Rarely has so much information about a place been gathered in a single volume. This unique book is a special invitation to share in the richness and diversity of Iowa and its people.
Notes: "Originally published by Viking Press in 1938 under the title Iowa: A Guide to the Hawkeye State"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.