The end of reform : New Deal liberalism in recession and war /

When Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Democratic party won a landslide victory in the 1936 elections, the way seemed open for the New Deal to complete the restructuring of American government it had begun in 1933. But, as Alan Brinkley makes clear, no sooner were the votes counted than the New Deal beg...

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Main Author: Brinkley, Alan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
Edition:1st ed.
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