First published in 1939, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State was collaboratively written by the Federal Writers\' Project (FWP).
His books include Holding Stone Hands: On the Trail of the Cheyenne Exodus , available in a Bison Books edition..
About author(s): 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.
Alan Boye is a professor of English at Lyndon State College in Vermont.
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.
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.
This Guide to the Cornhusker State brought together Nebraska writers such as Weldon Kees, Mari Sandoz, and Loren Eiseley.
The wonderful results were a well-written blend of travel guide, ethnography, local history, and cultural document.
Collectively, they undertook a nationwide initiative to record information about America and create comprehensive guides to their respective states.
As part of the Works Project Administration, the FWP gathered together some of the best writers of the era.
First published in 1939, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State was collaboratively written by the Federal Writers\' Project (FWP)
