Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters from Children of the Great Depression

by Eleanor Roosevelt

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Impoverished young Americans had no greater champion during the Depression than Eleanor Roosevelt. As First Lady, Mrs. Roosevelt used her newspaper columns and radio broadcasts to crusade for expanded federal aid to poor children and teens. She was the most visible spokesperson for the National Youth Administration, the New Deal's central agency for aiding needy youths, and she was adamant in insisting that federal aid to young people be administered...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807854131

ISBN13:9780807854136

Release Date:October 2002

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"

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