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Harry Hopkins : Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy / George McJimsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McJimsey, George, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geschichte Nordamerikas.
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
- Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- Local Subjects:
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
- Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (488 p.): 1 Frontispiz
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Traces the life and career of the man who, as a trusted and loyal friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, acted almost as a partner to the President, and discusses his work within the New Deal and his assignments during World War II.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Prologue: 1946 and 1973
- Chapter 1. Harness Maker's Son
- Chapter 2. Innovative Social Worker
- Chapter 3. Escape from Despair
- Chapter 4. A Changed Man
- Chapter 5. Launching the WPA
- Chapter 6. "In the Interest of the People That Were Broke"
- Chapter 7. Democracy's Bureaucrat
- Chapter 8. Not Born for Happiness
- Chapter 9. A Little Touch of Harry
- Chapter 10. Delivering the Goods
- Chapter 11. Supplies and Strategy
- Chapter 12. Ever So Confident
- Chapter 13. The Long-Term- Short-Term Balance
- Chapter 14. Laying the Groundwork
- Chapter 15. No Front Stairs in Washington
- Chapter 16. The Man in the Middle
- Chapter 17. The Third Card
- Chapter 18. Lord Root of the Matter
- Chapter 19. Lining Up with the Russians
- Chapter 20. Where the Going Was Rough
- Chapter 21. Comeback
- Chapter 22. Dawn of a New Day
- Chapter 23. On His Own Feet
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-42960-5
- OCLC:
- 1013955450
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