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FDR and the New Deal for Beginners by Paul Buhle

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4.0

The New Deal is as old as the wants of man.The New Deal is Abraham Lincoln preaching freedom for the oppressed... The New Deal is Franklin D. Roosevelt

-Henry Wallace (33rd Veep)

I wanted to learn about the original "New Deal". This was a fantastic introduction to the great successes, compromises and spectacular failures during the period. Most of all this book left me with more questions regarding the main players of the period, including but not limited to: the major unions (AFL, CIO, USW), FDR, Henry Wallace, Eleanor, Wilkie, Louis Howe, Hitler, Churchill, Truman etc.
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