{"product_id":"san-francisco-in-the-1930s-the-wpa-guide-to-the-city-by-the-bay-9780520268807","title":"San Francisco in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City by the Bay","description":"\"San Francisco has no single landmark by which the world may identify it,\" according to \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco in the 1930s\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1940. This would surely come as a surprise to the millions who know and love the Golden Gate Bridge or recognize the Transamerica Building's pyramid. This invaluable Depression-era guide to San Francisco relates the city's history from the vantage point of the 1930s, describing its culture and highlighting the important tourist attractions of the time. David Kipen's lively introduction revisits the city's literary heritage--from Bret Harte to Kenneth Rexroth, Jade Snow Wong, and Allen Ginsberg--as well as its most famous landmarks and historic buildings. This rich and evocative volume, resonant with portraits of neighborhoods and districts, allows us a unique opportunity to travel back in time and savor the City by the Bay as it used to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Federal Writers Project of the Works Pro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.49w x 1.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520268807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Federal Writers Project (FWP)\u003c\/b\u003e of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) not only provided jobs and income to writers during the Depression, it created for America an astounding series of detailed and richly evocative guides, recounting the stories and histories of the 48 states (plus Alaska Territory and Puerto Rico) and many of the country's major cities. \u003cb\u003eDavid Kipen\u003c\/b\u003e served for five years as Director of Literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he led the Big Read initiative, and for seven years as book editor and book critic of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History\u003c\/i\u003e and translator of Cervantes' \u003ci\u003eThe Dialogue of the Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45439968608371,"sku":"9780520268807","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ff23fde5-be45-47ec-890c-31be6bce33c1.jpg?v=1788439717","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/san-francisco-in-the-1930s-the-wpa-guide-to-the-city-by-the-bay-9780520268807","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}