This book examines Hoover's record as secretary of commerce (1921-9) and economic policy during his Presidency (1929-33).

In a riveting account based on new documents and interviews with more than 400 sources on both sides of the aisle, award-winning reporter Michael Grunwald revea

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and growth of American commerce from the era of

From first to last the New Deal was a work in progress, a patchwork of often contradictory ideas.

In the 1930s, the Roosevelt administration--unwilling to antagonize a powerful southern congressional bloc--refused to endorse legislation that openly sought to