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Hope Restored
Bernard Sternsher
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Description for Hope Restored
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
In the suffering and poverty of the Great Depression, American morale received a shock as powerful as the economic collapse. Many Americans who had nurtured a deep faith in democracy, hard work, and a free economy suddenly found themselves questioning their system. Others feared that in combating the Depression, democracy might give way to the totalitarianism of the left or right. In Hope Restored, Bernard Sternsher has assembled fourteen writings by historians that show how, even though the New Deal’s initiatives did not always work, FDR’s program was a psychological and political success. It restored hope to a battered nation. ... Read more
In the suffering and poverty of the Great Depression, American morale received a shock as powerful as the economic collapse. Many Americans who had nurtured a deep faith in democracy, hard work, and a free economy suddenly found themselves questioning their system. Others feared that in combating the Depression, democracy might give way to the totalitarianism of the left or right. In Hope Restored, Bernard Sternsher has assembled fourteen writings by historians that show how, even though the New Deal’s initiatives did not always work, FDR’s program was a psychological and political success. It restored hope to a battered nation. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630030
SKU
V9781566630030
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99-15
About Bernard Sternsher
Bernard Sternsher is Distinguished University Professor of History at Bowling Green State University; among his many books are the award-winning Rexford Tugwell and the New Deal and Hitting Home: The Great Depression in Town and Country. Judith Sealander is Professor of History at Wright State University and author of As Minority Becomes Majority.
Reviews for Hope Restored
This is an excellent book...well worth reading.
Rapport
Thought provoking.
Thomas H. Ferrel, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette
Library Journal
These local histories add depth and nuance to evaluations of the New Deal.
The Annals Of Iowa
There have been other surveys of American 'New Deal' history, but Hope Restored...gives greater insight.
... Read more
Rapport
Thought provoking.
Thomas H. Ferrel, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette
Library Journal
These local histories add depth and nuance to evaluations of the New Deal.
The Annals Of Iowa
There have been other surveys of American 'New Deal' history, but Hope Restored...gives greater insight.
... Read more