The Wpa Guide To 1930s Montana

Download or read book The WPA Guide to Montana written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Montana, one of the Great Plains states, is finely portrayed in its WPA guide. Originally published in 1939, the spirit of the Wild West shines throughout this guide to the Treasure State. During this time period, the population of Montana was rural and cities small, with most of the economy tied to the land, mining, or cattle. With 10 hiking trails outlined for Glacier National Park alone and 18 driving tours throughout the state, this book is an excellent resource for history and nature buffs alike.

Download or read book The WPA Guide to 1930s Montana written by and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1939, this nostalgic guide includes chapters on Montana's natural setting, history, economy, and cultural life as of half a century ago, plus separate entries for Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, and Missoula--which at the time boasted four hotels and five-cent bus fares. There then follow, in the WPA Guide tradition, 18 tours that crisscross the state and point out not only natural splendors along the way but also such noteworthy historic sites as Custer Battlefield, the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Boothill Cemetery in Virginia City, and the site of the "holing-up" shanty of Calamity Jane. Fourteen additional tours--four for roads, ten for trails--guide readers through Glacier National Park.

Download or read book Global West, American Frontier written by David M. Wrobel and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines how travel writers viewed the American West from the age of Manifest Destiny through the Great Depression. In the nineteenth century, the West was often presented as one developing frontier among many; in the twentieth century, travel writers often searched for American frontier distinctiveness"--Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Touring Hot Springs Montana and Wyoming written by Jeff Birkby and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed information on the best natural and accessible hot springs in Wyoming and Montana.

Download or read book Moon Montana written by Judy Jewell and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasoned travel writers Judy Jewell and W. C. McRae share the best ways to experience all that Montana has to offer, from the Yellowstone's rugged wilderness to the rolling prairies of the eastern region. Jewell and McRae lead travelers to the highlights of Big Sky Country, with original trip ideas including "A Lewis and Clark Expedition," "Fishing Southwest Montana," and "Soak It Up: Hot Springs of Montana." Complete with tips for cross-country skiing at Glacier National Park, observing elk at Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and finding the best watering holes in Missoula, Moon Montana gives visitors the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Download or read book Burning the Breeze written by Lisa Hendrickson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Burning the Breeze is the family story of three generations of women who, having begun their journey by fleeing Missouri during the Civil War, flouted gender expectations to create and successfully run guest ranches in Montana and Arizona"--

Download or read book Goodbye Wifes and Daughters written by Susan K. Resnick and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One morning in 1943, close to eighty men descended into the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana. Only three came out alive. "Goodbye wifes and daughters . . ." wrote two of the miners as they died. The story of that tragic day and its aftermath unfolds in this book through the eyes of those wives and daughters-women who lost their husbands, fathers, and sons, livelihoods, neighbors, and homes, yet managed to fight back and persevere.