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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1423602927. Signed and inscribed (Enjoy this treasure for our country) on half title page. First edition. Hard cover published by Gibbs Smith in 2008. Corners of covers and ends of spine have some rubbing. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition. 168 pages, 2.4 lbs.; Square Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 168 pages; Signed by Author.
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Used-Like New. 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the NewDeal, the series of programs initiated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to help Americans recover during the GreatDepression. Programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Civil Works Administration, and the Works ProgressAdministration gave hope, support, and encouragement to millions of Americans. Several New Deal programs, includingSocial Security, continue to help Americans today. Did you know? The Federal Music Program created or nurtured over 30 symphonic orchestras, including those in San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The Federal Writers Project offered support andencouragement to such writers as John Steinbeck, Ralph Ellison, Studs Terkel, John Cheever, and Eudora Welty. Under the Civilian Conservation Corps, American workers planted 3 billion trees, constructed over 46, 000bridges, and restored 360 Civil War battlefields Kathy Flynn is executive director of the National New DealPreservation Association. She lives in Santa Fe. M a r k e t i n g H i g h l i g h t sComemorative Activities Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will sponsor a traveling FSA photo exhibit: 'This Great Nation Will Endure. ' This exhibit will be available at several national archive facilities around the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, opens a new exhibit 'The FirstHundred days' on March 4, 2008. Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts, will share its treasures. National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., has an exhibit planned. The center for New Deal Studies at Roosevelt University in Chicago is underway with plans to include some of the community programs. Explore the contributions of one of America's most influential eras. Men will thank God on their knees, a hundred years from now, that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in the White House. New York Times April 13, 1945 Book has minor shelf wear.
