Established in 1935 in the midst of the Great Depression, the Works
Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most ambitious federal
jobs programs ever created in the U.S. At its peak, the program
provided work for almost 3.5 million Americans, employing more than
8 million people across its eight-year history in projects ranging
from constructing public buildings and roads to collecting oral
histories and painting murals. The story of the WPA provides a
perfect entry point into the history of the Great Depression, the
New Deal, and the early years of World War II, while its example
remains relevant today as the debate over government's role in the
economy continues. In this concise narrative, supplemented by
primary documents and an engaging companion website, Sandra Opdycke
explains the national crisis from which the WPA emerged, traces the
program's history, and explores what it tells us about American
society in the 1930s and 1940s. Covering central themes including
the politics, race, class, gender, and the coming of World War II,
The WPA: Creating Jobs During the Great Depression introduces
readers to a key period of crisis and change in U.S. history.
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