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"The era of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal was a time of depression and despair, economic rebirth and renewal, and mobilization for a war spanning two oceans. Richard Polenberg's introduction to this new volume in The Bedford Series in History and Culture provides an historical and biographical overview of the period. This overview is followed by more than 45 topically arranged primary sources that provide students with a rich context in which to understand FDR's multifaceted role as president, reformer, policymaker, and commander in chief."--BOOK JACKET.