Description
About the Author
The Federal Writers Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) not only provided jobs and income to writers during the Depression, it created for America an astounding series of detailed and richly evocative guides, recounting the stories and histories of the 48 states (plus Alaska Territory and Puerto Rico) and many of the country's major cities. David Kipen served for five years as Director of Literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he led the Big Read initiative, and for seven years as book editor and book critic of the San Francisco Chronicle. He is the author of The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History and translator of Cervantes' The Dialogue of the Dogs.
Reviews
"Perhaps the finest single volume on these 47 square miles." San Francisco Chronicle "Stylish paperbacks" T Magazine - The New York Times "Reading both is like finding hidden treasures. The San Francisco edition is a must have for anyone interested in the city... The San Francisco and Los Angeles guidebooks offer both traditional tours of the city as well as historical writing more closely akin to poetry. These are books that people can read aloud to one another." Beyondchron "More than just a tool to help you find the nearest Presbyterian church or a convenient tennis court, the guides, part of the Depression-era Federal Writers Project, included thoughtful essays on history, life and culture in each destination, as well as blow-by-blow tours through city neighborhoods and other information that in many cases remains at least partially relevant (or interesting) today." New York Post "A useful book as well as an important historical volume." Foreword "A fascinating book." -- Robert Walch Salinas Californian
Book Information
ISBN 9780520268807
Author Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration
Format Paperback
Page Count 560
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 726g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 38mm