The WPA--putting America to work [electronic resource] / by Jeff Hill.
2014
HD5713.6.U54 H54 2014eb
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The WPA--putting America to work [electronic resource] / by Jeff Hill.
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9780780813328 electronic book
0780813324 electronic book
9780780813311
0780813316
0780813324 electronic book
9780780813311
0780813316
Publication Details
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., c2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
HD5713.6.U54 H54 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.5/84
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Audience
Grade 9 to 12.
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Description based on print version record.
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Defining moments.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.