American-made: the enduring legacy of the WPA: when FDR put the nation to work 9780553802351

When President Roosevelt took the oath of office in March 1933, he was facing a devastated nation. Four years into the G

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American-made: the enduring legacy of the WPA: when FDR put the nation to work
 9780553802351

Table of contents :
Prologue --
Extremis --
Hope on the rise --
Dawn of the WPA --
Folly and triumph --
Arts programs --
Phantom of recovery --
WPA under attack --
WPA, War Preparation Agency --
Legacy of the WPA --
Glossary --
Some highlights of the WPA --
Chronology, 1929-1946.

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