The WPA American Guide Series: Local History Treasures for the Classroom

The WPA American Guide Series: Local History Treasures for the Classroom

  1. Social Education
  2. Social Education March/April 2010
  3. The WPA American Guide Series: Local History Treasures for the Classroom

Authors:

Syd Golston

Page:69

Journal Issue:

Issue
Social Education March/April 2010

Special Section:Special Section: History Face to Face

The state guidebooks created by writers, academics, and historians under FDR?s jobs program offer a wealth of social history that will lead students to a greater understanding of their own towns as part of the panorama of American history.