A New Deal for American People

by Roger Biles

Book Overview

When Franklin D. Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people," he gave hope to millions of Americans impoverished by the Great Depression. The Roosevelt administration's relief programs, implemented in a period of crisis characterized by the "Black Friday" stock market crash, widespread bank failures, and massive unemployment, marked the turning point in the making of modern America. Yet in spite of extensive aid provided on federal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087580554X
• ISBN13: 9780875805542
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher