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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Alter, Jonathan.
The defining moment : FDR’s hundred days and the triumph of hope / Jonathan Alter.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882–1945. 2. Presidents—United States—Biography. 3. United States—Politics and government—1933–1945.
4. United States—Economic policy—1933–1945. 5. United States—Social conditions—1933–1945. 6. New Deal, 1933–1939. 7. Presidents—United States—Election—1932. I. Title.
E807.A784 2006
973.917092—dc22 2006042262
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-3510-2
ISBN-10: 1-4165-3510-1
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