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020 $a0780813316 (hardcover : alk. paper)
024 $a(OCoLC)775419571
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050 00 $aHD5713.6.U54$bH54 2013
082 00 $a362.5/84$223
100 1 $aHill, Jeff,$d1962-
245 14 $aThe WPA--putting America to work /$cby Jeff Hill.
246 30 $aPutting America to work
263 $a1310
264 1 $aDetroit, MI :$bOmnigraphics, Inc.,$c[2013]
300 $axvi, 246 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aDefining moments
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA nation unemployed -- The first New deal work programs -- Formation of the Works Progress Administration -- WPA construction projects -- The WPA arts, service, women's, and youth programs -- The end of the WPA -- Legacy of the WPA.
505 0 $aNarrative overview. A nation unemployed ; The first New Deal work programs ; Formation of the Works Progress Administration ; WPA construction projects ; The WPA arts, service, women's, and youth programs ; The end of the WPA ; Legacy of the WPA -- Biographies. Mary McLeod Bethune (1887-1955) ; Martin Dies Jr. (1900-1972) ; Harry Hopkins (1890-1946) ; Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) ; Mr. Mahoney (1883-?) ; Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) ; Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) ; Orson Welles (1915-1985) ; Ellen S. Woodward (1887-1971) -- Primary sources. Chronicling the difficulties of Depression-era unemployment ; Walter Lippmann urges a new approach to work relief ; President Roosevelt discusses the Works Progress Administration ; Residents of the southern United States recall the WPA ; Hallie Flanagan describes Harry Hopkins's ideas about work relief ; The WPA explains its mission ; A young artist describes his experiences with the WPA's Federal Art Project ; An actor in the Federal Theatre Project recalls the staging of The cradle will rock -- The FTP's "Living newspaper" plays - insightful commentary or government propaganda? ; Herbert Hoover condemns the Works Progress Administration ; President Roosevelt discontinues the WPA ; Comparing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the WPA.
520 $a"Provides users with a detailed and authoritative overview of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the centerpiece of the New Deal programs put in place by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to tame the Great Depression and get America back on its feet. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"'The WPA--Putting America to Work' provides a comprehensive overview of the Works Progress Administration, the most expansive effort to provide government-funded employment during the Great Depression. The book explains how the New Deal administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt undertook a massive work-relief initiative as an alternative to direct assistance for the unemployed and places this development in the context of previous U.S. relief initiatives. In assessing this unique era in U.S. history, the volume catalogs the many achievements of the WPA, which ranged from a multitude of small and large construction projects that enhanced the nation's infrastructure to innovative arts endeavors that employed actors, artists, writers, and musicians. [It] also describes how these programs sparked controversy and faced fierce political opposition before coming to an end as the nation entered World War II. Finally, the book considers the legacy of Depression-era work relief, including its effect on subsequent efforts to deal with economic downturns, unemployment, and poverty."-- Provided by the publisher.
521 2 $aGrade 9 to 12.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bWork Projects Administration$xHistory$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aUnemployment$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aManpower policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aPublic service employment$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aNew Deal, 1933-1939$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aDepressions$y1929$zUnited States$vJuvenile literature.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1918-1945$vJuvenile literature.
830 0 $aDefining moments.
852 00 $boff,bus$hHD5713.6.U54$iH54 2013