Bantam Books
American-made; the enduring legacy of the WPA: when FDR put the nation to work.
In response to massive poverty, rampant unemployment, breadlines, and "Hooverville" shantytowns during the Great Depression, the Roosevelt administration initiated the Works Progress Administration under the leadership of Harry Hopkins as a means of putting people back to work and as a lynchpin of its New Deal program. This is a history of the WPA that describes its origins, the political controversies over its activities, its contributions to the national infrastructure and eventually to the war effort, and the cultural legacy of its arts programs. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
In Arabian nights; a caravan of Moroccan dreams.
British travel writer Shah continues his description of Morocco, where he lives in Casablanca with his wife and children. Among the sights are the markets of Fez and Marrakesh, the Sahara, and the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans. Throughout are traditional stories he has collected on his journeys. He does not include an index. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
