West Virginia A Guide To The Mountain State

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. The beautiful landscape as well as the significant role of the coal mining industry are both detailed in the WPA Guide to West Virginia. The essay “Country Folk and Country Ways” gives the reader an idea of how rural life was in the Mountain State in the early 20th century and the descriptions of Charleston, Clarksburg, and other cities are complete with stunning photographs of classic Southern architecture.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by some historical, geographical, or cultural fact about West Virginia.

Information and coloring pages about 'Wild & Wonderful' West Virginia. This includes maps, state symbols, landmarks and tourist attractions, & famous people. It makes for a good gift or souvenir for anyone of any age that enjoys coloring and learning about West Virginia, the United States, or just geography and culture in general.

Bonded Leather binding