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Kansas in the Great Depression work relief, the Dole, and rehabilitation /

"Examines New Deal relief programs in Kansas throughout the Depression from the perspective of recipients, social workers, and poor commissioners. By focusing on the relationship among the local, state, and federal governments, Peter Fearon shows how the successful operation of work relief depe...

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Main Author: Fearon, Peter.
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.
Subjects:
Public service employment > Kansas.
New Deal, 1933-1939 > Kansas.
Depressions > 1929 > Kansas.
Electronic books.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-295) and index. 
505 0 |a The storm clouds gather, 1929-32 -- Kansas Republicans welcome New Deal funding -- Unemployment, riots, and the emergency work relief program -- Rural Kansas : drought, rehabilitation, and relief -- The WPA, the Dole, general relief, and politics -- Conclusion : what was radical about New Deal relief? -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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