Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Maine. Maine: A Guide “Down East.” Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937.

First Edition. Part of the celebrated American Guide Series, prepared by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Illustrated, with maps, including large fold-out in rear pocket; pp xxiii, 476; 8-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches; green boards, map on front endpapers.

This volume offers a detailed portrait of Maine during the 1930s, combining history, geography, culture, industry, communities, travel routes, and regional description. Like other state guides in the WPA series, it is valued both as a travel book and as a documentary record of American life during the New Deal era.

Of particular interest, this copy retains the original transportation map, an important component that is often missing from surviving copies.

A desirable early WPA state guide, especially appealing to collectors of Maine history, Americana, New Deal publications, and the American Guide Series.

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