South Dakota Guide M. Lisle Reese (introduction). Print-version Price: $24.95 Tweet Paper 446 pages 6 x 9 inches 83 b&w photographs, 33 drawings, 3 maps ISBN: 0974919535 “Read this guide and you may learn about things you didn’t know in your own neighborhood.”—South Dakota Magazine “Still directing travelers to the state’s most scenic and historic places.”—Rapid City (S.D.) Journal “This engaging guide has as much interest for the historian-traveler today as when it was first published in 1938. In fact, with the toothsome reminiscences of the author/earlier director, M. Lisle Reese—even more so.”—National New Deal Preservation Association “Anyone who enjoys history, books, or the newspaper business probably will find much to enjoy in [Reese’s] look back at the characters, politics, and amusing tales that are the inside story of the making of the original book that was published in 1938.”—Bob Mercer, Pierre (S.D.) Capital Journal Readers can “spend enjoyable hours in [their] easy chairs retracing former trips on the highway and feasting on the information about various places which [they] have passed.”—Sioux Falls Argus Leader. “As comprehensive as an encyclopedia, it is as interesting as today’s newspaper. . . . How so tasty a dish came from a pot stirred by so many cooks, we don’t know, but A South Dakota Guide kept us up nights—and not with indigestion.”—Rapid City (S.D.) Journal (1938) Providing a panoramic view of South Dakota life and landscape in the 1930s, this reprint from the classic WPA American Guide Series is an essential read for modern residents and travelers. The state’s first official guidebook serves up an eclectic mix of fifteen scenic tours—complete with historic sites, Indian reservation loops, gold mines, hunting spots, and picturesque retreats—with plenty of side trips and information about cities along the way. The geological, historical, cultural, and economic information contained in this encyclopedic guide offers valuable insights into early and Depression-era South Dakota. M. Lisle Reese, former director of the South Dakota Writers’ Project, contributes a new chapter about the people and events behind the writing of the guide. Satirist Archer Gilfillan, artist Sada Jones, and many others receive belated recognition for their contributions to this rich volume of the state’s history and folklore. “This [guide] provides a snapshot of [South Dakota’s] history, folklore, recreation, industry, and agriculture during the Great Depression.”—Nebraska History