[PDF] New Mexico A Guide To The Colorful State eBook

Author : Best Books on
Publisher : Best Books on
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 20,24 MB
Release : 1940
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ISBN : 1623760305

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compiled by Workers of the Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New Mexico.

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 159534229X

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During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to New Mexico certainly shows how this Southwest state earned its nickname the “Colorful State.” The blended influence of Native American, Spanish, and Anglo-American cultures account for the Land of Enchantment’s distinct flavor, thoroughly captured in the guide’s stunning photography as well as in its many essays on art, folklore, and language.

Author : Joseph Miller
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1447495330

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Elisa Parhad
Publisher : Eye Muse
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : New Mexico
ISBN : 9780982049716

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Visually focused, packed with cultural insight, and sized for portability, Guides for the Eyes celebrate the local traditions and visual vernacular that surrounds us. Operating at the intersection of art and anthropology, each edition in the series explores place through 100 of the most notable features of a region. Vivid photography and informative text provide insight into the significance of each topic, covering regional architecture, design, flora, fauna, food, crafts, folklore, landscape, and other facets of local identity and style. Ranging from the obvious to the obscure, these distinguishing elements define a locale as somewhere as opposed to anywhere. As one of the most unique and colorful regions of North America, New Mexico is the first subject of the series. Throughout thousands of years, the state s striking landscape has inspired the art, design and traditions of its three dominant cultures: Native American, Hispanic and Anglo/Western. These distinct groups continue to blend and evolve, infusing the rustic land with a compelling vibrancy, unrivaled in its beauty.