new deal, 1933-1939

An illustrated history of the United States in the years between World War I and II, discussing the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, poverty, Prohibition, and many other topics.

Owen Duff, a civil engineer, is assigned to work on the Fort Peck Dam in Montana, a project that is born of President Roosevelt's New Deal, and must contend with his entire unruly Scottish-American family--brothers, sisters-in-law, and parents--while trying to tame the Missouri River.

Contains selected primary source documents that provide information about the New Deal, a program initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in an effort to boost the economy of the United States.

A biography of the thirty-second President, the only one to be elected to a fourth term, who began the New Deal to counteract the effects of the Depression.

Explores the history and effectiveness of the Work Projects Administration of the United States government, and how under Hoover and Roosevelt in the 1930s the WPA helped to find people work in the Great Depression.

Analyzes the political means used by Franklin D. Roosevelt to extricate the United States from an economic abyss.

A collection of speeches from political figures which deal with the economic, social, and political issues surrounding the Great Depression.