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Rexford Tugwell and the New Deal

Bernard Sternsher

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Description:Here is an account of the stormy Washington career of a complex man in a complex situation — one of the most trying periods in American history. The story can now be placed in contemporary, if not historical, perspective, for enough time has elapsed to dispel the clouds of partisanship and his feelings that characterized the New Deal era. This book is the first comprehensive investigation, both as to scope and source materials, of Tugwell's activities in the years 1932-1936.The professors among the men whom Roosevelt brought to Washington in 1933 to help revive the country's sagging economy were the targets of scorn and calumny from the opposition press, and Rexford Guy Tugwell was the bulls-eye of the lot. Tugwell's ideas on "planned capitalism" would have been the subject of dispute n any case. They became especially controversial when, in June 1933, the press began a deliberate, concerted campaign to ruin his reputation in order to defeat a pure food and drug proposal — the so-called Tugwell Bill.To a collectivistic institutional economist such a Tugwell, who, as economic physician, prescribed major surgery for the economy, the New Deal was mild medicine — an old-fashioned Progressive patchup of the traditional system. What Tugwell said in this vein as an academician provides a yardstick against which one can measure the New Deal, and his judgments in these terms appear throughout the book. What he said and did as a New Dealer is another matter. He suppressed his personal preferences in order to assist the man and the program he considered merely the best available for combating the Great Depression. In this context the author shows the tension which Tugwell experienced as the result of his clash between his academic thought and his administrative function.Mr. Sternsher has made a comprehensive examination of primary and secondary sources, including Tugwell's personal papers and his enormous literary output: books, articles, reviews, speeches, syndicated columns, taped interviews, lectures, a memoir, and a diary. Mr. Tugwell made available the unpublished portions of this material as well as his personal files. He did nothing more, however, except to answer specific factual questions; thus, this book is in no sense an "authorized" study.In a concluding section, the author relates Tugwell's thought and action to traditional America concepts. Although Tugwell's basic views have not won wide acceptance, they raised questions which America has still to answer. Mr. Sternsher has gathered and organized the available facts, many of which did not come to light in the days when a large segment of the American press was referring to Tugwell as "Rex the Red," to produce a balanced accountWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rexford Tugwell and the New Deal. To get started finding Rexford Tugwell and the New Deal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Here is an account of the stormy Washington career of a complex man in a complex situation — one of the most trying periods in American history. The story can now be placed in contemporary, if not historical, perspective, for enough time has elapsed to dispel the clouds of partisanship and his feelings that characterized the New Deal era. This book is the first comprehensive investigation, both as to scope and source materials, of Tugwell's activities in the years 1932-1936.The professors among the men whom Roosevelt brought to Washington in 1933 to help revive the country's sagging economy were the targets of scorn and calumny from the opposition press, and Rexford Guy Tugwell was the bulls-eye of the lot. Tugwell's ideas on "planned capitalism" would have been the subject of dispute n any case. They became especially controversial when, in June 1933, the press began a deliberate, concerted campaign to ruin his reputation in order to defeat a pure food and drug proposal — the so-called Tugwell Bill.To a collectivistic institutional economist such a Tugwell, who, as economic physician, prescribed major surgery for the economy, the New Deal was mild medicine — an old-fashioned Progressive patchup of the traditional system. What Tugwell said in this vein as an academician provides a yardstick against which one can measure the New Deal, and his judgments in these terms appear throughout the book. What he said and did as a New Dealer is another matter. He suppressed his personal preferences in order to assist the man and the program he considered merely the best available for combating the Great Depression. In this context the author shows the tension which Tugwell experienced as the result of his clash between his academic thought and his administrative function.Mr. Sternsher has made a comprehensive examination of primary and secondary sources, including Tugwell's personal papers and his enormous literary output: books, articles, reviews, speeches, syndicated columns, taped interviews, lectures, a memoir, and a diary. Mr. Tugwell made available the unpublished portions of this material as well as his personal files. He did nothing more, however, except to answer specific factual questions; thus, this book is in no sense an "authorized" study.In a concluding section, the author relates Tugwell's thought and action to traditional America concepts. Although Tugwell's basic views have not won wide acceptance, they raised questions which America has still to answer. Mr. Sternsher has gathered and organized the available facts, many of which did not come to light in the days when a large segment of the American press was referring to Tugwell as "Rex the Red," to produce a balanced accountWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rexford Tugwell and the New Deal. To get started finding Rexford Tugwell and the New Deal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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