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City of Ambition: FDR, La Guardia, and the Making of Modern New York

by Mason B. Williams

Politics and governmentNew Deal, 1933-1939DepressionsHistoryRoosevelt, franklin d. (franklin delano), 1882-1945La guardia, fiorello h. (fiorello henry), 1882-1947Depressions, 1929New york (n.y.), history

Describes the revitalization of New York during the Great Depression as President Roosevelt and Mayor LaGuardia worked together to build parks, bridges, and schools and put people to work by channeling federal resources into cities and counties.

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Book data: Open Library