Down Cut Shin Creek

Name: Down Cut Shin Creek
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ISBN: 9798888182451

Kathi Appelt, Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer

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Purple House Press
16 March 2026

History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Social issues (Children's&YA)

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During the Depression, thousands lived on the brink of starvation. In 1935 President Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration which was designed to get people back on their feet. One of its most innovative programs was the Pack Horse Library Project of Eastern Kentucky.

Thoroughly researched and illustrated with period photographs, this is the story of one of the WPA's greatest successes. People from all over contributed books, magazines and newspapers, but it was the librarians themselves-determined young women earning just $28 a month-who brought the hope of a wider world to the people in the hollows of Kentucky's Cumberland Mountains.

By: Kathi Appelt, Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer
Imprint: Purple House Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9798888182451
Pages: 66
Publication Date: 16 March 2026
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active