The Works Progress Administration in Detroit

by Elizabeth Clemens

Book Overview

In the midst of the Depression, a government agency was created that changed the lives of thousands of Americans. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was more than a program that put the unemployed to work, it was a revolutionary concept that sought to improve the lives of Americans through the physical improvement of their surroundings and the physical and intellectual improvement of themselves. For the people of Detroit, the WPA built schools...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738551813
• ISBN13: 9780738551814
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"