The New Deal

By Paul K. Conkin

Book Overview

Demonstrating the intellectual excitement that is the practice of history at its best, Paul Conkin's The New Deal is still one of the best known titles in the very popular American History Series, edited by John Hope Franklin and A. S. Eisenstadt. The New Deal is still the best succinct and coherent description of a chaotic period. It is an account of the major domestic policies adopted during the Roosevelt administration. It is also a rich portrait of Roosevelt the man and consummate politician, and the satellite figures around him. This highly interpretive text, with its spirited and often subtle assessments of New Deal personalities and programs, will continue to bring the period to life for new generations of students. Includes extensive photo essay.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882958895
• ISBN13: 9780882958897
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.4"
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

One Man's Viewpoint

The other reviewer's a goof, Conkin's view was that the New Deal was a poor solution to a desperate period. He offers many criticisms and kind of contradicts himself. Like many of the New Left critics, he expects contemporaries to have foresight as keen as his hindsight. That said, he also has a good understanding of people and history, which outshines his blatant disliking of FDR. Good intro to a confusing subject. Unintentionally funny at times too. Also he specifically says that FDR was NOT PRAGMATIC. *** 1/2