Galena Guide

[Works Progress Administration]; [Galena, Illinois]; [Algren, Nelson]

Verlag: Works Progress Administration [Sponsored by The City of Galena], Galena, IL, 1937

Beschreibung

8vo. [6], 9-79, [1] pp. Blue paper wrappers printed in blue and gold. Illustrated with a frontispiece etching, several etched in-text and full-page designs, and around ten plates of black and white photographs at the end. A folding color map tipped in the rear. Part of the American Guide Series. Bruccoli B2. Compiled and written by Federal Writers' Project (Illinois) Works Progress Administration. Nelson Algren wrote eight chapters of this guide, including the section on U.S. Grant and the history of the town's economy. With interviews of the residents of Galena, and a blurb on the Native American burial grounds in the area. The history of Galena's mining and farming industries, and its natural history is also discussed. The guide has a brief history of Ulysses S. Grant and how he made his home in Galena. A historic guide to the legends, sights, and scenery of the charming town of Galena, IL. A touch of sunning to the spine and minor foxing to the verso of the final leaf of photographs. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000010042

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Galena Guide

Verlag: Works Progress Administration [Sponsored by The City of Galena], Galena, IL

Erscheinungsdatum: 1937

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very Good+

Auflage: First edition.