AN APPALACHIAN NEW DEAL: WEST VIRGINIA IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION: WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA
Autor Mr. JERRY B. THOMASen Limba Engleză Paperback – mar 2010
In this paperback edition of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression. Thomas’s exploration of personal papers by leading political and social figures, newspapers, and the published and unpublished records of federal, state, local, and private agencies, traces a region’s response to an economic depression and a presidential stimulus program. This dissection of federal and state policies implemented under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program reveals the impact of poverty upon political, gender, race, and familial relations within the Mountain State—and the entire country. Through An Appalachian New Deal, Thomas documents the stories of ordinary citizens who survived a period of economic crisis and echoes a message from our nation’s past to a new generation enduring financial hardship and uncertainty.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781933202518
ISBN-10: 1933202513
Pagini: 366
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: West Virginia University Press
Colecția West Virginia University Press
Seria WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA
ISBN-10: 1933202513
Pagini: 366
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: West Virginia University Press
Colecția West Virginia University Press
Seria WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA
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Recenzii
“. . .Thomas’ account of the Great Depression in West Virginia is a welcome edition to the historiography both of the New Deal and of Appalachia.” Thomas Kiffmeyer, Associate Professor of History, Morehead State University
“This book is well-researched, well-written, and gives readers unparalleled insight into the New Deal in West Virginia from the perspectives of state leaders, federal officials, and the state’s poor.” Richard D. Starnes, Creighton Sossomon Associate Professor and Department Chair, Western Carolina University
“An important book that anyone interested in Appalachia’s twentieth-century history will want to read. Thomas provides a gracefully written account of a crucial decade in West Virginia history.” John Alexander Williams, Professor Emeritus of Appalachian History, Appalachian State University“This book is well-researched, well-written, and gives readers unparalleled insight into the New Deal in West Virginia from the perspectives of state leaders, federal officials, and the state’s poor.” Richard D. Starnes, Creighton Sossomon Associate Professor and Department Chair, Western Carolina University
“Thomas makes a persuasive case that West Virginia, with its chronic poverty, is an important laboratory for examining state and national efforts to end the Great Depression.” Douglas Carl Abrams, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Social Studies Education, Bob Jones University
“Amazing as it may seem, there is no history of the New Deal in West Virginia. With its excellent research and clear narration, this book will stand as the major work on the New Deal in West Virginia for a long time to come. . . .A mature work of scholarship.” Ronald L. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of History, West Virginia University
“Amazing as it may seem, there is no history of the New Deal in West Virginia. With its excellent research and clear narration, this book will stand as the major work on the New Deal in West Virginia for a long time to come. . . .A mature work of scholarship.” Ronald L. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of History, West Virginia University
Notă biografică
Jerry Bruce Thomas is Professor Emeritus of History at Shepherd University. He earned a BA in political science at West Virginia University and, after Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic, an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to An Appalachian New Deal, he is also the author of An Appalachian Reawakening: West Virginia and the Perils of the New Machine Age, 1945-1972, soon to be published by West Virginia University Press.
Cuprins
Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments Introduction On the Eve Drought and Depression A Search for Order A “Jump in the Dark” The Blue Eagle A Failed Experiment in Federal Relief Reshaping the Welfare System The New Deal and Mountain Agriculture The New Deal and Families in Distress Reluctant New Dealers Epilogue: From Nearly Perfect to Almost Heaven Notes Bibliography Index
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In this paperback edition of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression. Thomas’s exploration of personal papers by leading political and social figures, newspapers, and the published and unpublished records of federal, state, local, and private agencies, traces a region’s response to an economic depression and a presidential stimulus program. This dissection of federal and state policies implemented under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program reveals the impact of poverty upon political, gender, race, and familial relations within the Mountain State—and the entire country. Through An Appalachian New Deal, Thomas documents the stories of ordinary citizens who survived a period of economic crisis and echoes a message from our nation’s past to a new generation enduring financial hardship and uncertainty.
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In this paperback edition of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression. Thomas’s exploration of personal papers by leading political and social figures, newspapers, and the published and unpublished records of federal, state, local, and private agencies, traces a region’s response to an economic depression and a presidential stimulus program. This dissection of federal and state policies implemented under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program reveals the impact of poverty upon political, gender, race, and familial relations within the Mountain State—and the entire country. Through An Appalachian New Deal, Thomas documents the stories of ordinary citizens who survived a period of economic crisis and echoes a message from our nation’s past to a new generation enduring financial hardship and uncertainty.