The New Deal

This book offers a clear and concise narrative of the New Deal era combined with 30 relevant documents from the period. The book begins with the advent of the Great Depression in September 1929, moves quickly to the 1932 presidential election, and tells the story of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration through the congressional election of 1938, which marked the end of the New Deal. Documents include speeches by FDR and his critics, party platforms, and Supreme Court decisions.