Agriculture

The WPA Guide to Illinois: The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s Illinois

Edition: First Pantheon Edition

Abstract: "First Published in 1939, 'The WPA Guide to Illinois' captures more vividly than any other guide both Chicago's quick pulse and the richly varied character of the rest of the state. Thirties Chicago, birthplace of the skyscraper, had just played host to the dazzling Century of Progress Exposition; the Board of Trade was the city's tallest building; and State Street was said to be the most brilliantly lighted street in the world. The stunning residences of the Gold Coast along Lake Shore Drive offered the city's most concentrated display of wealth, while on the South Side hundreds of freight cars rattled into the stock yards each night with their noisy cargo of livestock."

Language: English

Notes: Abstract taken from the back cover.

ISSN/ISBN: 0394721950

Catalog Number: Book, Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Illinois

The Home and School Reference Work: Plans and Methods

Abstract: A reference work, published in 1913 aimed at facilitating efficient self-education. This volume serves and an index for the rest of the volumes of the Home and School Reference Work. It also provides outlines and plans for study as well as seeking to stimulate further questioning and research on the part of its readers.

Language: English

Catalog Number: Book Rocheleau, William F.