Portrays the same heartrending devastation, sorrow, and quiet heroism of the Depression that Steinbeck depicted in Grapes of Wrath and that Woody Guthrie evoked in his songs of the common people. This is the author's record of the shocking plight of millions of unemployed and dispossessed Americans.
Portrays the same heartrending devastation, sorrow, and quiet heroism of the Depression that Steinbeck depicted in Grapes of Wrath and that Woody Guth...
Maurine H. Beasley Holly C. Shulman Henry R. Beasley
Perhaps the most important woman in 20th century America, Eleanor Roosevelt fascinates scholar and layperson alike. This exciting encyclopedia brings together basic information illuminating her complex career and making the interaction between her private and public lives accessible to scholars, students, and the general public. Written by scholars--including the most eminent Eleanor Roosevelt and New Deal scholars--journalists, and those who knew her, the 200 plus entries in this book provide easy access to material showing how Eleanor Roosevelt changed the First Lady's role in politics,...
Perhaps the most important woman in 20th century America, Eleanor Roosevelt fascinates scholar and layperson alike. This exciting encyclopedia brin...
This book presents the story of Ruby A. Black, a feminist who broke new ground for women in Washington journalism in the 1920s and 1930s as a correspondent for a Puerto Rican newspaper and the first biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt. It offers access, for the first time in an English-language publication, to the secret correspondence that shows how Black used her friendship with Roosevelt, gained through the first lady's press conferences, to advance the political career of Luis Munoz Marin. Munoz eventually became Puerto Rico's first elected governor and most prominent political figure. The...
This book presents the story of Ruby A. Black, a feminist who broke new ground for women in Washington journalism in the 1920s and 1930s as a correspo...
This book explores the relationship of Washington journalist Ruby A. Black with Eleanor Roosevelt and Luis Munoz Marin. Black's role in the political atmosphere surrounding the first lady brought much-needed attention to Puerto Rico and enhanced Roosevelt's position, but had a detrimental effect on Black's career.
This book explores the relationship of Washington journalist Ruby A. Black with Eleanor Roosevelt and Luis Munoz Marin. Black's role in the political ...
