An Appalachian New Deal - West Virginia in the Great Depression

n this paperback edition of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jerry Bruce Thomas is Professor Emeritus of History at Shepherd University. He earned a BA in political science at West Virginia University and, after Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic, an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to An Appalachian New Deal, he is also the author of An Appalachian Reawakening: West Virginia and the Perils of the New Machine Age, 1945-1972, soon to be published by West Virginia University Press.

Zusammenfassung

Examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression. Jerry Bruce Thomas's exploration of personal papers by political and social figures, newspapers, and the published and unpublished records of federal, state, local, and private agencies, traces a region's response to an economic depression and a presidential stimulus programme.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: JERRY B. THOMAS, Jerry Bruce Thomas
• Verlag: West Virginia University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9781933202518
• ISBN: 978-1-933202-51-8
• Seiten: 338
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Gewicht: 491 g
• Serie: West Virginia & Appalachia
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges