A review by kathleenitpdx
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt

4.0

This is a delightful children's history of the WPA rural library project that in Kentucky was conducted on horseback. The authors definitely give you the feeling for the extreme poverty and isolation that prevailed in the eastern Kentucky mountains during the Depression. The book tells how the project was organized and how a number of obstacles were overcome (including a lack of funding for materials) and the response.

The book has many wonderful photos.