The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia

2022

27m

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"This documentary tells the story of pack horse librarians"

Overview

This documentary tells the story of pack horse librarians - women hired by the Franklin Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression to travel on horseback to deliver library books and magazines to people in Eastern Kentucky, braving creeks, mountains and inclement weather along the way. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Carolyn Tassie Memorial Fund.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	May 2, 2022
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Nina Valente

Narrator

Key Crew

Thomas Bickel

Producer

Thomas Bickel

Director

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