| New Deal for South Dakota Contributor(s): Lee, R. Alton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1941813119 ISBN-13: 9781941813119 Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 362.899 |
| LCCN: 2016032240 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the 1920s and 1930s, South Dakota's agriculture-based economy collapsed. Political historian R. Alton Lee examines state and federal efforts to fight the effects of perennial drought and the Great Depression, focusing on the administration of New Deal relief programs by both Democratic and Republican officials. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, R. Alton: - R. Alton Lee is professor emeritus of history at the University of South Dakota. An acknowledged expert on American political history, Lee has written widely about the Midwest and the Great Plains. |