ABSTRACT
How did Americans respond to the economic catastrophe of 1929? In what ways did the social and cultural responses of the American people inform the politics of the period? How did changes in political beliefs alter cultural activities? This volume examines the presidency of FDR through a very distinctive set of lenses: the representation of FDR in film and popular culture, discussions of New Deal art and art policy, the social and political meanings of public architecture, 1930s music, and many more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|33 pages
FDR
chapter 2|21 pages
The Sun Comes Out Tomorrow
Hollywood's Depiction of Franklin D. Roosevelt and The New Deal, From Gabriel Over the White House to Annie
part II|76 pages
Art, Architecture, and Music of the 1930s
part III|17 pages
Popular Culture
chapter 9|15 pages
Don't Let Hitler (or the Depression) Kill Baseball
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the National Pastime, 1932–1945