The WPA guide to 1930s Alabama / compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the state of Alabama ; introduction by Harvey H. Jackson III.

Originally published: Alabama : a guide to the Deep South. New York : R.R. Smith, 1941, in series: American guide series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

pt. I Past and Present -- Alabama Old and New -- Natural Setting -- First Americans -- History -- Industry, Commerce, and Labor -- Agriculture -- Transportation -- Education -- Religion -- Newspapers and Radio -- Sports and Recreation -- Folklore and Folkways -- Literature -- Music -- Arts and Crafts -- Architecture -- pt. II Courthouse Squares -- Anniston -- Birmingham -- Decatur -- Florence -- Gadsden -- Huntsville -- Mobile -- Montgomery -- Selma -- Tuscaloosa -- pt. III Tours -- Tour 1 (Pulaski, Tenn) -- Decatur -- Birmingham -- Montgomery -- Mobile [US 31] -- Tour 1A Decatur -- Moulton -- Black Warrior National Forest -- Jasper [State 24, 36, 5] -- Tour 1B Birmingham -- Harpersville -- Childersburg -- Sylacauga [State 91] -- Tour 2 (Columbus, Ga.) -- Tuskegee -- Montgomery -- Selma -- Livingston -- (Meridian, Miss.) [US 80] -- Tour 2A Montgomery -- Wetumpka -- Tallassee -- Auburn [State 9 and 14] -- Tour 3 (Chattanooga Tenn.) -- Fort Payne -- Birmingham -- Tuscaloosa -- Livingston [US 11] -- Tour 3A Junction with US 11 -- Valley Head -- Mentone [State 58 and Scenic Highway] -- Tour 4 (Tallapoosa, Ga.) -- Anniston -- Birmingham -- Jasper -- Hamilton -- (Tupelo, Miss.) [US 78] -- Tour 5 (Fayetteville, Tenn.) -- Huntsville -- Guntersville -- Gadsden -- Anniston -- Talladega -- Phenix City -- Dothan [US 241] -- Tour 6 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) -- Huntsville -- Florence -- Tuscumbia -- (Corinth, Miss.) [US 72] -- Tour 7 (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) -- Florence -- Tuscumbia -- Tuscaloosa -- Eutaw -- Jackson -- Mobile [US 43] -- Tour 8 (Bainbridge, Ga.) -- Dothan -- Elba -- Evergreen -- (Waynesboro, Miss.) [US 84] -- Tour 9 (Waynesboro, Miss.) -- Fruitdale -- Citronelle -- Mobile [US 45] -- Tour 10 (La Grange, Ga.) -- Lanett -- Union Springs -- Andalusia -- (Pensacola, Fla.) [US 29] -- Tour 11 Montgomery -- Troy -- Dothan -- (Panama City, Fla.) [US 231] -- Tour 12 (Pensacola, Fla.) -- Mobile -- (Biloxi, Miss.) [US 90] -- Tour 13 (Rome, Ca.) -- Centre -- Leesburg -- Gadsden [US 411] -- Tour 14 Tuscaloosa -- Gordo -- Reform -- (Columbus, Miss.) [US 82] -- Tour 15 Junction with US 90 -- Fairhope -- Point Cleat -- Gulf State Park -- Fort Morgan [Bay Shore Road, McKenzie's Ferry Road, State 3, Dixie Graves Parkway] -- Census Figures -- 1940.

A fascinating time capsule, this classic guide captures Alabama at a critical moment in its history between the Great Depression and World War II and its aftermath.

English.

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