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Historical dictionary of the Roosevelt-Truman era / Neil A. Wynn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wynn, Neil A.
- Series:
- A to Z guides ; 103.
- Historical dictionaries of U.S. historical eras ; no. 10.
- Historical dictionaries of U.S. historical eras ; no. 10
- The A to Z guide ; 103
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and government.
- United States--Biography--Dictionaries.
- United States.
- United States--History--1933-1945--Dictionaries.
- United States--History--1945-1953--Dictionaries.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945--Dictionaries.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1953--Dictionaries.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Dictionaries.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (530 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2009.
- Other Title:
- Historical dictionary of the Roosevelt-Truman era
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2009, ©2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt-Truman Era examines significant individuals, organizations, and events in American political, economic, social, and cultural history between 1933 and 1953. This was a period of enormous significance in the United States due to the impact of the Great Depression, World War II, and the onset of the Cold War. The presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman witnessed the origins of the modern American welfare system and the rise of the United States as a world power, as well as its involvement in the confrontation with communism that dominat
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Appendixes; A. Presidential Administrations, 1933-1953; B. Constitutional Amendments; Bibliography; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42192-4
- 979-82-16-28410-9
- 0-8108-6695-1
- OCLC:
- 647857376
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