The New Deal at the grass roots : programs for the people in Otter Tail County, Minnesota / D. Jerome Tweton.
Material type: TextPublication details: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988.Description: x, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0873512324 (alk. paper)
- 9780873512329 (alk. paper)
- 0873512332 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780873512336 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- F612.O9 T84 1988
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Bibliography: p. 193-196.
Includes index.
ch. 1. Otter Tail County: the people, the politics, the place -- ch. 2. Otter Tail County: the economic crisis and the politics of response -- ch. 3. Direct relief: "In dire need of help" -- ch. 4. CWA, FERA, PWA: "Finding jobs for the people" -- ch. 5. WPA: "To keep body and soul together" -- ch. 6. WPA project and its people: "The boys down at the courthouse" -- ch. 7. CCC and NYA: "Youth must rebuild what has been destroyed" -- ch. 8. Farm programs: "A good thing for the farmers" -- ch. 9. REA: "The same as getting God there" -- ch. 10. Banking and business: "You people must have faith" -- ch. 11. Conclusion.