Arriving just in time for the 75th anniversary of the New Deal, Posters for the People features nearly 500 of the best posters produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s and 1940s...
This tour guide for time travelers offers New York-lovers and thirties buffs an endlessly fascinating look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost five cents, a room at the Plaza hotel was $7...
Soul of a People is about a handful of people who were on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and a glimpse of America at a turning point. This particular handful of characters went from poverty to great things later, and included John Cheever, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Studs Terkel...
Seventy-five years after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, here for the first time is the remarkable story of one of its enduring cornerstones, the Works Progress Administration (WPA): its passionate believers, its furious critics, and its amazing accomplishments...
Spotlight[s] one of the most compelling periods of American theater
Quinn’s well-written narrative is both fascinating and frightening.”Library Journal (starred review) In a desperate era, FDR and his advisers had to furiously improvise to get millions of unemployed people back to work...
One wonders if there is any academic field that doesn’t suffer from the way it is portrayed by the media, by politicians, by pundits and other publics. How well scholars in a discipline articulate their own definition can influence not only issues of image but the very success of the discipline in serving students and its other constituencies...
Amazon Best of the Month, July 2008: America Eats! originated as a 1935 WPA project that sent out-of-work writers (mostly unknowns, but also some soon-to-be famous names like Eudora Welty and Ralph Ellison) to chronicle America's regional cuisine, focusing on the group-dining dynamic of church suppers, harvest festivals, state fairs, political rallies, lodge suppers, and any gathering where food took center stage--"In a nation inhabited by strangers, sharing a meal lessened the loneliness of wandering across unfamiliar landscapes...
Take a seat and enjoy Mickey's Play Recital. Build and rebuild an exciting stage with this 29-piece playset. Set up benches and a concession stand for your audience. Place your ticket booth by the entrance and recreate your favorite scenes from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse over and over again...
Take a call from Thomas the Tank Engine! A fun play phone featuring sound effects. Perfectly-sized for smaller hands!Now you can call Thomas and his friends with the Thomas preschool phone. Thomas will introduce all your favorite characters from the Thomas and Friends animated series...
Imagine... ...The Joker has devised a new plot to attack Gotham City! His super cool ride is equipped with a working hammer that will pave his way there. Just press the button to see the hammer slam down! Is Batman up to the challenge? Includes The Joker figure and vehicle with hammer.
4-Pack Includes: Nugget, Scoodles, Jilly and Winkie.
This set allows children to use their creative skills and make all sorts of life-like or imaginary figures, objects and buildings. Includes bricks in a lot of lively colours and different shapes and sizes...
Boundaries Baseball helps children understand and respect boundaries. Boundaries are essential for positive relationships with peers and adults;
children who act out are often asking for the security of clear boundaries and the skills needed to respect them...
Wolverine 5th Edition Action Figure by Toy Biz
Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver Unleashed - Pokemon Unleashed (HS2) Singles!
Adorable little prepainted PVC figure of the Princess Ana Medaille, and a non-scale figure of King Gainer to pose along with her. Ana can be posed with or without her coat and hat on. Both figures come with custom bases.