Entrée principale:

Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Hampshire, author.

Titre et auteur:

New Hampshire : a guide to the Granite State / written by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Hampshire.

Publication:

Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938.
Cambridge [Massachusetts] : The Riverside Press.
©1938.

Description:

xxix, 559 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (1 folded in pocket) ; 21 cm

Série(s):

American guide series

Notes:
"Francis P. Murphy, Governor of New Hampshire, co-operating sponsor"--Title page.
"Copyright, 1938, by the Secretary of State, State of New Hampshire"--Verso of title page.
Map on front lining paper. Folded map in pocket is a general road map, with two maps showing railroads and ski trails on verso.
The 64 unnumbered pages of photographs are in eight groups, each preceded by a half-title not included in paging.
Includes "Selected reading list" (pages [539]-540) and index.
Foreword / Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Administrator, Works Progress Administration -- Foreword / Francis P. Murphy, governor of New Hampshire -- Preface / Charles Ernest White, State Director, Federal Writers' Project -- The use of this book -- General information. Transportation ; Traffic regulations ; Accommodations ; Trailer coach regulations ; Climate and equipment ; Digest of liquor laws -- Calendar of events -- New Hampshire : the general background. The merriest of the Puritans / Cornelius Weygandt ; New Hampshire's natural setting (Geography, topography, and climate ; Geology ; Wild life ; Natural resources) ; The Indians ; History ; Government ; Industry, commerce, and labor ; Transportation ; Agriculture ; Racial elements ; Education ; Religion ; Architecture ; Literature ; Newspapers and radio ; The arts ; Folklore -- Main street and village green (City and town descriptions and city tours). Berlin ; Claremont ; Concord ; Dover ; Durham ; Exeter ; Franklin ; Hanover ; Keene ; Laconia ; Manchester ; Nashua ; Peterborough ; Portsmouth ; Rochester -- High roads and low roads (Tours) (Mile-by-mile description of the state's highways) -- The White Mountains -- Sports and recreation. Fishing and hunting ; Hiking and climbing ; Camping and picnicking ; Golf and tennis ; Water sports ; Fairs and races ; Winter sports ; Ski trails -- Chronology -- Selected reading list -- Index.
Also available online from the HathiTrust and Internet Archive websites.

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French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0403021790
9780403021796

Sujet:

New Hampshire Guidebooks.
New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Description and travel Guidebooks.
New Hampshire Guides.

Classification/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Vedettes secondaires:

Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946, writer of foreword.
Murphy, Francis P. (Francis Parnell), 1877-1958, sponsor.
Weygandt, Cornelius, 1871-1957, contributor.
New Hampshire. Governor (1937-1941 : Murphy), sponsor, writer of foreword.
New Hampshire. Secretary of State, copyright holder.
Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher.
American guide series.

Title on cover and spine: New Hampshire

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 318047
Cote: 318047
Exemplaire: 1
Statut: Disponible