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Title : The New Deal
Category: Economic History
Brand: Hiltzik, Michael
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In this bold reevaluation of a decisive moment in American history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Hiltzik dispels decades of accumulated myths and misconceptions to capture its origins, its legacy, and its genius.

In this bold reevaluation of a decisive moment in American history, Michael Hiltzik dispels decades of accumulated myths and misconceptions about the New Deal to capture with clarity and immediacy its origins, its legacy, and its genius.


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A Worthwhile Read

When I purchased this book, I figured that I would be getting either a nasty attack book or a slobbering love affair book. After reading it, I can testify that, although the author exposes his very liberal bias in the summations at the end, the body of the text was even-handed. I found the groupings of subject matter within chapters to be well chosen. The focus on the personalities surrounding President Roosevelt helped to carry the narrative along. The personality of President Roosevelt that emerges helps explain the ups and downs of the New Deal era. The notes and the bibliography give me confidence to trust the characterizations and the conclusions that Mr. Hiltzik draws. I recommend the book for those interested in the details of the New Deal and for those who want to learn more about the period between World War I and World War II.

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The New Deal

Alexis de Tocqueville made an astute observation in his book, Democracy in America. He stated that Europeans and Americans have a fundmentally different approach to historical interpretation. Europeans interpret history in terms of social movements and in the context of historical trends. Americans interpret history as the result of the actions of historical personalities. The American Revolution therefore is not viewed as the result of Enlightenment ideals applied to the Colonies, but the result of the efforts of Founding Fathers. Europeans look at the forest, Americans only see the trees.

Consistent with de Tocqueville's analysis, the main failing of the author's book is that it concentrates completely on the efforts of Roosevelt and his advisors in crafting the New Deal legislation. However, FDR did not operate in a vacuum. He was influenced by the thoughts of his advisors, yes, but also by the social forces at work during the Great Depression...
Outstanding History Storytelling by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author. Thorough and Unbiased
Highest recommendation! "The New Deal: A Modern History" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik is an excellent, complete, thorough, fair and balanced history of the New Deal. The writing is easy to read and at times gripping.

Besides the Pulitzer Prize, the author previously won the Gerald Lobe Award for excellence in business and finance reporting, and he was awarded the Silver Gavel from the American Bar.

I think this history is the benchmark book on the Great Depression and New Deal, because I have read many books on the World War II and Great Depression era. The book is strong at detailing the energetic and multifaceted response by the Franklin Roosevelt administration to confront the economic disaster that had put millions of workers out of work before FDR took office, making history (with some messiness) as they went along.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression was pragmatic, sometimes experimental,...