"Nebraska During the New Deal offers an intriguing window into the NFWP program and the people populating the state at this period. Holt’s meticulous scholarship supplies a valuable contribution to FWP and Nebraska history while offering a comprehensive study in Great Depression Nebraska. Students in American history classes, Nebraska history aficionados, and lifelong learners will appreciate its contents."—Amy Helene Forss, Nebraska History
“This fast-paced, well-written, and solidly researched story of the Nebraska Federal Writers’ Project is an important contribution to the state’s history by a veteran historian at the top of her game. . . . Superbly crafted.”—R. Douglas Hurt, author of The Great Plains during World War II
“A multifaceted work, covering the ins and outs of maintaining an at times controversial federal agency at the state level. Nebraska’s effort was remarkable, preserving for the state an amazing collection of materials that otherwise would have been lost. . . . Holt’s beautifully written and accessible book is a welcome addition to the story of the 1930s on the Great Plains.”—Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, author of Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest
“Fascinating. . . . In exploring the short- and long-term impact of the Federal Writers’ Project, Marilyn Holt displays great skill in providing a much-needed insight into a neglected area of the fight against the all-embracing misery of the Great Depression.”—Peter Fearon, professor emeritus of economic and social history at the University of Leicester
