Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress: The New Deal and Its Aftermath
- ISBN-10
- 0765606224
- ISBN-13
- 9780765606228
- Category
- Legislators
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Authors
- William D. Pederson, Byron W. Daynes
Description
Examines the reactions of particular groups within Congress (including those of individual congressmen) to the changing role of the federal government during the New Deal era. Also examines facets of the New Deal era from a contemporary perspective.
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