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City of ambition : FDR, La Guardia, and the making of modern New York

Title
City of ambition : FDR, La Guardia, and the making of modern New York / Mason B. Williams.
Author
Williams, Mason B.
Publication
New York, NY : W.W. Norton, ©2013.

Details

Description
xvii, 494 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
Describes the revitalization of New York during the Great Depression as President Roosevelt and Mayor LaGuardia worked together to build parks, bridges, and schools and put people to work by channeling federal resources into cities and counties.
Subject
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
  • La Guardia, Fiorello H. 1882-1947
  • New Deal, 1933-1939 > New York (State) > New York
  • Depressions > 1929 > New York (State) > New York
  • New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951
  • New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-473) and index.
Contents
I. Foundations -- Beginnings -- A season in the wilderness -- The deluge -- II. The New Deal -- "Jobs is the cry" -- The New Deal's "lost legacy" -- From fusion to confusion -- New dealer for the duration -- III. War and postwar -- The local politics of foreign policy -- The battle of New York -- "I hope others will follow New York's example."
Call Number
IRGN 13-5171
ISBN
  • 9780393066913 (hardcover)
  • 0393066916 (hardcover)
LCCN
2013004481
OCLC
811599488
Author
Williams, Mason B.
Title
City of ambition : FDR, La Guardia, and the making of modern New York / Mason B. Williams.
Imprint
New York, NY : W.W. Norton, ©2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-473) and index.
Research Call Number
IRGN 13-5171
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