American-made : the enduring legacy of the WPA : when FDR put the nation to work
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[Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media, [2008].
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9781400106516, 1400106516
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Published
[Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media, [2008].
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16 audio discs (20.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781400106516, 1400106516

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Compact disc.
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Unabridged.
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Read by James Boles.
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When President Roosevelt took the oath of office in 1933, he was facing a devastated nation. Four years into the Great Depression, 13 million American workers were jobless. What people wanted were jobs, not handouts, and in 1935, after a variety of temporary relief measures, a permanent nationwide jobs program was created--the Works Progress Administration, which would forever change the physical landscape and the social policies of the United States. The WPA lasted for eight years, spent $11 billion, and employed 8 and a half million men and women. The agency combined the urgency of putting people back to work with a vision of physically rebuilding America. Its workers laid roads, erected dams, bridges, tunnels, and airports, but also performed concerts, staged plays, and painted murals. Sixty years later, there is almost no area in America that does not bear some visible mark of its presence.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Taylor, N., & Boles, J. (2008). American-made: the enduring legacy of the WPA : when FDR put the nation to work (Unabridged.). Tantor Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Taylor, Nick, 1945- and James, Boles. 2008. American-made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA : When FDR Put the Nation to Work. Tantor Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Taylor, Nick, 1945- and James, Boles. American-made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA : When FDR Put the Nation to Work Tantor Media, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Taylor, Nick, and James Boles. American-made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA : When FDR Put the Nation to Work Unabridged., Tantor Media, 2008.

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