New Deal

Mr. Badger's notably successful history is not simply another narrative of the New Deal, nor does the figure of Franklin Roosevelt loom as large in his account as in some others. What he does is to consider important aspects of New Deal activity-in industry, organized labor, agriculture, welfare, and politics-and explores the major problems in interpreting the history of each. "The finest survey since William Leuchtenburg's Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal."-Frank Freidel.

Part 1 Introduction 1 Part 2 Depression America 11 Part 3 Holidays, Eagles, and Deficits: Finance and Industry 66 Part 4 Strife and Satisfaction: Labour 118 Part 5 Parity and Poverty: Agriculture 147 Part 6 Doles and Jobs: Welfare 190 Part 7 Partial Realignment: Politics 245 Part 8 Conclusion: Unanticipated Consequences 299 Part 9 Bibliographical Essay 313 Part 10 List of Abbreviations 365 Part 11 Index 367