
Georgia During the Great Depression
A Documentary Portrait of a Decade
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 7. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7864-3395-7 (ISBN)
Description
During the Great Depression, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Rexford Tugwell and his former Columbia student Roy Emerson Stryker spearheaded an effort to create a photographic portrait of the nation's people and places. The result was a federal commission given to a number of photographers who traveled throughout the country to record the pride and perseverance, strengths and weaknesses of the people. Resulting in more than 2,500 photographs in Georgia alone, this project created a visual record of an influential period of American history. This pictorial album relies on the little-known pictures from this federal commission along with picture postcards, personal pictures and memorabilia, written records, and interviews to record and reconstruct a tale of the state's resources, people, education, health, housing, labor and entertainment. The effects of President Roosevelt's New Deal programs are also emphasized. An appendix provides short biographies of ten federally commissioned photographers who worked in Georgia, including Carl Mydans, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Jack Delano and Esther Bubley.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
208 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
579 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-3395-7 (9780786433957)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles.
Compilation
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Water, Soil, and Industries Based on Natural Resources
2. Population
3. Education
4. Health
6. Labor
7. Entertainment
Appendix: Federal Photographers in Georgia
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Water, Soil, and Industries Based on Natural Resources
2. Population
3. Education
4. Health
6. Labor
7. Entertainment
Appendix: Federal Photographers in Georgia
Notes
Bibliography
Index