The WPA History of the Negro in Pittsburgh Tapa dura - 2004

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004. First printing. Very Good +/very good +. Black cloth boards in dust jacket, 422pp.

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/fine. vii, [3], 422 p.: maps; 24 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. When the Federal Writers' Project, part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), was terminated in 1939, The Negro in Pittsburgh had not been completed. The manuscript was held by the Pennsylvania State Library and microfilmed in 1970, but not properly published until this edition. Projects of the Federal Writers' Project included the well-known state and city guides, as well as studies of American ethinic and racial minorities, some of which were published at the time or subsequently, such as The Florida Negro with contributions by Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1993. In Fine/Fine Condition: book and dust jacket are clean and bright.

University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Cloth in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, fine copy in near fine dust jacket, light edgewear to the dust jacket.

University of Pittsburgh Press. New in New dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0822942321 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The monumental American Guide Series, published by the Federal Writers’ Project, provided work to thousands of unemployed writers, editors, and researchers in the midst of the Great Depression. Featuring books on states, cities, rivers, and ethnic groups, it also opened an unprecedented view into the lives of the American people during this time. Untold numbers of projects in progress were lost when the program was abruptly shut down by a hostile Congress in 1939. One of those, "The Negro in Pittsburgh," lay dormant in the Pennsylvania State… Leer más