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Rayon, Nylon and Glass Fibers - Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by WPA - 1945

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Rayon, Nylon and Glass Fibers - Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by WPA - 1945

Rayon, Nylon and Glass Fibers - Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

by WPA

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Chicago: Albert Whitman, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Signed by Author(s). Small hardcover, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches, 48 pages, 2 color illustration, numerous black and white illustrations; blue cloth boards with titles and illustration in black, boards lightly faded along edges, wear at corners and spine ends, previous owner's name in front end paper, pages a little toned with age, binding sound. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. In a much smaller but more famous project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. One of the writing projects of the WPA was the production of dozens of science books for elementary school children, sponsored by the Pennsylvania department of Public Instruction. The covered a vast array of subjects from industry to technology, science and nature.
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  • Publisher Albert Whitman
  • Place of Publication Chicago
  • Date Published 1945
  • Size 12mo - over 6
  • Keywords CHILDRENS NONFICTION BOOKS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TEXTILES FABRICS SYNTHETIC MATERIALS HOW TO WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AMERICAN NEW DEAL
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  • Size 12mo - over 6
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Ghost Towns of Colorado

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Ghost Towns of Colorado

by WPA

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Hastings House, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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An Ornery Bunch: Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA Montana Writer's Project 1935-1942
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An Ornery Bunch: Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA Montana Writer's Project 1935-1942

by WPA Montana's Writer's Project; Editor-Megan Hiller; Editor-Rick Newby; Editor-Elaine Peterson; Editor-Alexandra Swaney

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An Ornery Bunch : Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project

An Ornery Bunch : Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project

by WPA Montana Writer's Project Staff

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An Ornery Bunch : Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project

An Ornery Bunch : Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project

by WPA Montana Writer's Project Staff

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1560448423
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The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida - American Guide Series

by Federal Writers Projects of the WPA, NJ

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Modern Age Books, 1938. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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American Wild Life Illustrated

by Writer's Program of the WPA

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New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc., 1947. Green cloth boards are very rubbed on edges, spinecover is in poor condition, torn and chipped. Inside hinges weak. Interior is good, pages are clean, text unmarked, binding sound. Gift inscription on fep reverse. . Hard Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Baylitts, Austin . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.
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New York panorama: A companion to the WPA guide to New York City : a comprehensive view of the...
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New York panorama: A companion to the WPA guide to New York City : a comprehensive view of the metropolis, presented in a series of articles

by WPA

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9780394541471
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0394541472
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Pantheon Books, 1984T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4000 in x 8.3000 in x 5.7000 in.
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American Wildlife Illustrated

American Wildlife Illustrated

by Writers Program (of the WPA of NYC, NY)

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New York, NY William Wise 1949(c 1940)., 1949. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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American Wildlife Illustrated

by Writers Program (of the WPA of NYC, NY)

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Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc., 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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