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Book Title: Images of Depression-Era Louisiana : The FSA Photographs of Ben Shahn, Russell Lee, and Marion Post Wolcott
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Economic History, United States / 20th Century, United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), Sociology / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Regional Studies, General, Customs & Traditions, Photoessays & Documentaries
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Social Science, Photography, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 31.7 Oz
Item Length: 10.2 in
Author: Bryan Giemza, Maria Hebert-Leiter
Item Width: 9.8 in
Format: Hardcover
