new deal, 1933-1939

"A history of the Great Depression, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles Eleanor Roosevelt's efforts to help improve the standard of living for the people of a stretch of coal mining land in West Virginia who lived in dire poverty by creating a new self-sufficient community called Arthurdale.

Photographs, time lines, and diagrams provide a brief overview of the Great Depression, discussing its social, political, and economic impact in the United States and worldwide.

Presents a brief overview of the Great Depression, providing information on the economic realities of failed businesses, banks closed, and people without work, and includes information on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's policy called "a new deal.".

Contains 650 alphabetically arranged entries that discuss the economic depression in the United States that resulted from the stock market crash in 1929 with a focus on how the depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal impacted the nation's economy, politics, society, the arts, and related topics; and features primary documents, photographs, and a chronology.

Examines the shared elements of three world leaders' plans for their countries in the 1930s, Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, describing how their attitudes towards society and government were similar and how they led to the emergence of a new type of state.

Presents an overview of a history of the Great Depression, including the events that led up to it and the New Deal that followed, and includes chronologies, personal narratives, and documents.

A comprehensive look at the economic policies of President Franklin Roosevelt, maintaining that his "New Deal" programs failed to achieve the economic boost the country needed during the Depression.