Nebraska A Guide to the Cornhusker State

First published in 1939 and never before available in a paperback edition, this remarkable compendium of Nebraskiana includes chapters on the state's history, natural setting, flora and fauna, Indians, government, agriculture and industry, ethnic groups, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Far more than a tour guide, it is replete with all manner of colorful and unusual sidelights on Nebraska places and people, the kind of information not readily accessible outside of archives. Tom Allan, veteran roving reporter for theOmaha World Herald, has written a new introduction which bridged the years between 1939 and 1979 an reveals some of his own off-the-beaten-path discoveries. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and an indispensable companion for the tourist,Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker Statewill delight and inform all those interested in Nebraska and the Great Plains region.Federal Writers' Project Staff is the author of 'Nebraska A Guide to the Cornhusker State', published 1979 under ISBN 9780803268517 and ISBN 0803268513.