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Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota
Created as part of the New Deal’s Federal Writers’ Project, this North Dakota guide grew out of a larger effort to employ writers and document American life during the Great Depression. It offers a lively snapshot of the state’s history, landscapes, towns, and culture as they were presented in the late 1930s.
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North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State
by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota
About the author
This is a corporate author rather than a single person. The Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota was the North Dakota branch of the national Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal program launched in 1935 to give work to unemployed writers and researchers during the Great Depression.
Its best-known book is North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State, first published in 1938 and sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Like other books in the American Guide Series, it combined history, travel writing, local culture, and practical information, aiming to introduce readers to the character of the state.
Because this author credit refers to a government project team, not an individual writer, there is no single personal biography or definitive portrait to use here. The work is best understood as a collaborative public-history effort created by many contributors under the WPA.