{"product_id":"an-appalachian-new-deal-west-virginia-in-the-great-depression-paperback","title":"An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry B. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eAn Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e, Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression. Thomas's exploration of personal papers by leading political and social figures, newspapers, and the published and unpublished records of federal, state, local, and private agencies, traces a region's response to an economic depression and a presidential stimulus program. This dissection of federal and state policies implemented under Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program reveals the impact of poverty upon political, gender, race, and familial relations within the Mountain State--and the entire country. Through \u003ci\u003eAn Appalachian New Deal\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas documents the stories of ordinary citizens who survived a period of economic crisis and echoes a message from our nation's past to a new generation enduring financial hardship and uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Bruce Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAn Appalachian New Deal\u003c\/i\u003e, he is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Appalachian Reawakening: West Virginia and the Perils of the New Machine Age, 1945-1972\u003c\/i\u003e, soon to be published by West Virginia University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796769833248,"sku":"9781933202518","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/73d211fd064d45d1da9d0bf4bd76e7d7.webp?v=1780767037","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-appalachian-new-deal-west-virginia-in-the-great-depression-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}