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Author:

Lewis, Darrell, author.

Title:

Alaska's Matanuska Colony / by Darrell Lewis ; edited by Janet Clemens.

Publisher:

United States Department of the InteriorNational Park Service,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

1 volume (unpaginated) : illustrations (some color), 2 color maps ; 22 x 28 cm.

Subject:

Matanuska Valley Colony (Alaska)--History.
Matanuska Valley Colony (Alaska)--Pictorial works.
United States.--Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Depressions--1929.
Frontier and pioneer life--Matanuska River Valley.--Matanuska River Valley.
Frontier and pioneer life--Matanuska River Valley--Matanuska River Valley--Pictorial works.
Agricultural colonies--Matanuska River Valley--Matanuska River Valley--History--20th century.
Agricultural colonies--Matanuska River Valley--Matanuska River Valley--Pictorial works.
Matanuska River Valley (Alaska)--History--20th century.
Palmer (Alaska)--History--20th century.
New Deal.
Crises économiques--1929.
Colonies agricoles--Matanuska, Vallée du--Matanuska, Vallée du--Histoire--20e siècle.
Colonies agricoles--Matanuska, Vallée du--Matanuska, Vallée du--Ouvrages illustrés.
Matanuska, Vallée du (Alaska)--Histoire--20e siècle.
New Deal.
Matanuska Valley Colony (Alaska)
United States.--Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
Agricultural colonies.
Depressions.
Frontier and pioneer life.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Alaska.
Alaska--Matanuska River Valley.
Alaska--Palmer.
1900-1999
illustrated books.
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
History.
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Other Authors:

United States. Heritage Assistance Program. Alaska Regional Office. Heritage Assistance Program.

Notes:

"U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, Heritage Assistance Program." Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"Alaska's Matanuska Colony reminds us of another time in our history, during the Great Depression, when our nation struggled to get back on its feet. For many rural Americans, the federal government's New Deal Recovery programs sought to provide relief by establishing agricultural resettlement communities. Alaska's Matanuska Valley became home to one such farming community in 1935 when, amidst a flurry of construction, new residents started arriving from the upper mid-west. Several decades later, this Alaskan story that began against a national backdrop of despair and hope, includes a legacy of agricultural enthusiasm, pride, and community building preservation."--National Park Service website.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1197982554

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)