New York: A Guide to the Empire State
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"New York: A Guide to the Empire State" is a 1940 Federal Writers' Project travel guidebook offering historical, cultural, and practical information about New York State as part of the American Guide Series.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Guide Series volume
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nonfiction book → travel guidebook → |
| associatedWithAgency | Works Progress Administration → |
| associatedWithProgram | New Deal → |
| authorOrganization |
Federal Writers’ Project
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surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
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| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Federal Writers’ Project
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surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
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| editor |
Henry Alsberg
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surface form:
Henry G. Alsberg
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| genre |
guidebook
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local history → travel literature → |
| hasPerspective | progressive-era social documentation → |
| hasSection |
city and town descriptions
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practical travel information → regional tours → statewide historical essays → |
| includes |
bibliographical references
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maps → photographs → |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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travelers → |
| language | English → |
| mediaType | print → |
| notableFor |
combining historical essays with driving tours
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documentation of New York communities during the New Deal era → |
| partOf |
Federal Writers’ Project
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surface form:
Federal Writers' Project state guides
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| placeOfFocus |
Adirondack Mountains
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surface form:
Adirondacks
Hudson Valley → Long Island → New York City → upstate New York → |
| publicationYear | 1940 → |
| publisher | Oxford University Press → |
| series | American Guide Series → |
| sponsor | Works Progress Administration → |
| subject |
New York
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surface form:
New York State
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| timePeriodCovered |
19th century New York
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colonial era → early 20th century New York → |
| title | New York: A Guide to the Empire State self-link → |
| topic |
New Deal cultural projects
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culture of New York State → geography of New York State → history of New York State → tourism in New York State → transportation in New York State → |
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