Did the New Deal represent the true American way or was it an
aberration that would last only until the old order could reassert
itself? This original and thoughtful study tells the story of the
New Deal, explains its origins, and assesses its legacy. Alan
Lawson explores how the circumstances of the Great Depression and
the distinctive leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt combined to
bring about unprecedented economic and policy reform. Challenging
conventional wisdom, he argues that the New Deal was not an
improvised response to an unexpected crisis, but the realization of
a unique opportunity to put into practice Roosevelt's
long-developed progressive thought.
Lawson focuses on where the impetus and plans for the New Deal
originated, how Roosevelt and those closest to him sought to
fashion a cooperative commonwealth, and what happened when the
impulse for collective unity was thwarted. He describes the impact
of the Great Depression on the prevailing system and traces the
fortunes of several major social sectors as the drive to create a
cohesive plan for reconstruction unfolded. He continues the story
of these main sectors through the last half of the 1930s and traces
their legacy down to the present as crucial challenges to the New
Deal have arisen.
Drawing from a wide variety of scholarly texts, records of the
Roosevelt administration, Depression-era newspapers and
periodicals, and biographies and reflections of the New Dealers,
Lawson offers a comprehensive conceptual base for a crucial aspect
of American history.
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