Hope Restored: How the New Deal Worked in Town and Country

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Fourteen writings by historians that show how, even though the New DealAIs initiatives did not always work, FDRAIs program was a psychological and political success because it restored hope to a nation battered by the Great Depression. Mr. SternsherAIs focus is not on Washington, D.C., but on what was happening at the local level across a vast and diverse nation.

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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. * Midwest Book Review *
An excellent book. -- P. D. Travis, Texas Women's University * Choice Reviews *

Author Bio

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.