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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Williams, Mason B.     Subjects     Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.     La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.     New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York.     Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) -- New York.     New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951.     New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Williams, Mason B.       by title:      City of ambition : F...       by call number:      974.71 W725c     Search the Web     Williams, Mason B.     Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.     La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.     New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York.     Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) -- New York.     New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951.     New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951.       MARC Display

City of ambition : FDR, La Guardia, and the making of modern New York / Mason B. Williams. by Williams, Mason B. W.W. Norton, ♭2013. Call #: 974.71 W725c Subjects Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.   La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.   New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York.   Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) -- New York.   New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951.   New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951. ISBN:  9780393066913 (hc.) 0393066916 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xvii, 494 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-473) and index. Contents:  I. Foundations -- Beginnings -- A season in the wilderness -- The deluge -- II. The New Deal -- "Jobs is the cry" -- The New Deal's "lost legacy" -- From fusion to confusion -- New dealer for the duration -- III. War and postwar -- The local politics of foreign policy -- The battle of New York -- "I hope others will follow New York's example." Summary:  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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 974.71 W725c Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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