About this title: Powell argues that Roosevelt's New Deal actually hampered the recovery of the American economy, prolonged and added to unemployment, and set the stage for ever more intrusive and costly government.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400054770ISBN:140005477X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. Nice clean pages, tight binding. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400054770ISBN:140005477X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine straight w/o creases, binding tight, no reader/remainder/library marks, ft cover edge lift, pgs flat w/sharp corners, very slight shelf wear. 336 numbered pgs., Audience: General/trade. Photos/other info available by e-mail. Daily(M-F)orders/e-mail responses. E-mail confirmation of shipment. Books stored in smoke-free, climate controlled environment. Check our feedback. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Three Rivers Pr
Date Published: 2004-09-28
ISBN-13:9781400054770ISBN:140005477X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400054770ISBN:140005477X
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Description: GOOD. Hardcover-9780761501657 da SMALL HC W/DJ FIRST EDITION [POWELL, JIM] FDR'S FOLLY HOW ROOSEVELT AND HIS NEW DEAL PROLONGED THE GREAT DEPRESSION. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Forum
Date Published: 2003-09-23
ISBN-13:9780761501657ISBN:0761501657
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Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2008-01-01
ISBN-13:9781433213410ISBN:1433213419
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Forum
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780761501657ISBN:0761501657
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400054770ISBN:140005477X
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400054770ISBN:140005477X
Description: "Admirers of FDR credit his New Deal with restoring the American economy after the disastrous contraction of 1929--33. Truth to tell-as Powell demonstrates without a shadow of a doubt-the New Deal hampered recovery from the contraction, prolonged and... read more
"Ok, so this happened to be part of the reading for my econ class, but it might have been a book I would have picked up and read regardless. I've never really had any formed opinion about FDR and the new deal, but most high school history books are in favor of everything he did. This book is AMAZING in that it breaks down every single policy and mistake that he and his administration did which ultimately prolonged the Great Depression. Powell is very vocal and VERY biased against FDR (obvi) but he does have a lot of good points."
If recent event's hadn't made the New Deal such a deadly serious topic, I would have suggested that Jim Powell's book should have been titled "the FDR Follies." The book addresses the depressingly perverse effects of Roosevelt's policies with understated good humor. But with the current government doing its best to resurrect every wrong-headed appeal of the New Deal, one can only hope that people will give the most serious attention to the economic history of the Great Depression.
FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression has been derided as revisionist history. It is not. In fact, Powell's generation grew up with no serious history of the Great Depression. We were presented only with the most callow hagiography of Roosevelt and his cronies.
Powell's book is essentially free of invective and personal judgement. The book simply describes the planning, implementation, and outcomes of the major New Deal economic policies. It is left to the reader to conclude that FDR's administration was well-meaning, but tripped up by the same arrogant mindset that infected Roosevelt's European contemporaries."
"Interesting take on FDR's New Deal policies and one that doesn't really get a lot of play in your basic history book. Certainly the level of taxes imposed during the period is shocking, but it comes down to who you think should control the decisions about our money? Should we trust the government to spend in a thoughtful way or should we trust capitalistic business enterprises to continue to reinvest in their products and people? Not a clear answer to put forward here, but certainly a timely read in light of the current economic environment and the consequences of today's decisions on future generations."
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