| Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People Contributor(s): Federal Writers' Project (Author), Larson, T. a. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803268548 ISBN-13: 9780803268548 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1981 Annotation: First published in the famous "American Guide Series of the Work Projects Administration" in 1941, "Wyoming: A Guide" remains a distinguished survey of the state, its centers of interest, and its history. Now issued in paperback for the first time, it can introduce to new readers the geographic spectacle and pioneer history that continue to shape the character of Wyoming. A new introduction by T. A. Larson, author of "History of Wyoming", updates the "Guide" and evaluates changes seen in the state since the book was first published. Valuable to the resident as a reference to the state's many treasures, and useful to the tourist who wants to know more than the road signs tell, "Wyoming: A Guide" commemorates those who passed through to the West and those who stayed to forge a state in the heart of the frontier. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Mountain (az, Co, Id, Mt, Nm, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History |
| Dewey: 917.870 |
| LCCN: 80023038 |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 5.62" W x 8.54" (1.73 lbs) 555 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: First published in the famous American Guide Series of the Work Projects Administration in 1941, Wyoming: A Guide remains a distinguished survey of the state, its centers of interest, and its history. Now issued in paperback for the first time, it can introduce to new readers the geographic spectacle and pioneer history that continue to shape the character of Wyoming. A new introduction by T. A. Larson, author of History of Wyoming, updates the Guide and evaluates changes seen in the state since the book was first published. Valuable to the resident as a reference to the state's many treasures, and useful to the tourist who wants to know more than the road signs tell, Wyoming: A Guide commemorates those who passed through to the West and those who stayed to forge a state in the heart of the frontier. |