The New Deal - by Anthony J Badger (Paperback)

About the Book

Mr. Badger's notably successful history is not simply another narrative of the New Deal, nor does the figure of Franklin Roosevelt loom as large in his account as in some others. What he does is to consider important aspects of New Deal activity-in industry, organized labor, a...

Book Synopsis

Anthony Badger's notably successful history is not simply another narrative of the New Deal, nor does the figure of Franklin Roosevelt loom as large in his account as in some others. What Mr. Badger does so well is to consider important aspects of New Deal activity agriculture, welfare, and politics, interpreting the history of each.

Review Quotes

Masterfully done...it deserves high marks for its clear and lively prose, sound judgments, and penetrating insights.--Ellis W. Hawley, University of Iowa

An admirable, unique overview and analysis....This is the finest survey since William Leuchtenburg's Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, which appeared more than a quarter-century ago.--Frank Freidel

A superb one-volume synthesis of the Roosevelt years....Badger never loses sight of the critical elements of change and continuity that marked the decade.--Dan T. Carter

Extraordinarily well researched, clearly written, and balanced.--James Patterson

About the Author

Anthony Badger teaches American history at Cambridge University. He has also written Prosperity Road: The New Deal, North Carolina, and Tobacco.