The First Franco-Americans : New England Life Histories from the Federal Writers' Project, 1938-1939
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The First Franco-Americans : New England Life Histories from the Federal Writers' Project, 1938-1939
Description
Selective reprinting of Franco American oral interviews from the late 1930s' Federal Writers' Project. Brief historical introductions to Manchester NH, Old Town ME, Woonsocket RI, and Barre VT, followed by the interviews with workers that took place in those cities. Rare voices from Franco American communities of this time period, in the aftermath of the Great Depression. A publication in the social and oral history traditions of Ann Banks's "First-Person America" and Studs Terkel's "Hard Work."
Creator
Doty, C. Stewart
Publisher
University of Maine at Orono Press
Date
1985
Contributor
Federal Writers' Project
Language
en
Type
Book
Identifier
Coverage
1930s; New England
Contribution Form
Zotero
ISBN
9780891010623
Call Number
Edition
1st
Num Pages
163
Place
Orono, Maine
Publisher
University of Maine at Orono Press
URL
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html (contains original transcripts of all interviews contained in the text)
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