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Back to Work: The Story of Pwa
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IN order to correct the ills Of unemployment and again to start the wheels Of industry, the national administration, in midsummer of 1933, under power granted to it by Congress, undertook a program Of public works. Pwa, as this enterprise soon came to be known after our Ameri can fashion Of familiar abbreviations, has aroused and held the interest Of the people in every part Of the land. SO far-flung have been its activities that there are few sections Of the country where visible evidence Of pwa may not be seen by the interested. In hundreds Of thou sands Of homes pwa has meant steady wages, which in their turn have meant food and shelter and clothing, with perhaps a bit left over for some of the comforts and modest luxuries Of life.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
IN order to correct the ills Of unemployment and again to start the wheels Of industry, the national administration, in midsummer of 1933, under power granted to it by Congress, undertook a program Of public works. Pwa, as this enterprise soon came to be known after our Ameri can fashion Of familiar abbreviations, has aroused and held the interest Of the people in every part Of the land. SO far-flung have been its activities that there are few sections Of the country where visible evidence Of pwa may not be seen by the interested. In hundreds Of thou sands Of homes pwa has meant steady wages, which in their turn have meant food and shelter and clothing, with perhaps a bit left over for some of the comforts and modest luxuries Of life.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
328 pages, Hardcover
Published October 15, 2017
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Harold L. Ickes
58 books2 followersHarold LeClair Ickes was an American administrator and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest-serving Cabinet member in U.S. history after James Wilson. Ickes and Labor Secretary Frances Perkins were the only original members of the Roosevelt cabinet who remained in office for his entire presidency.
Ickes was responsible for implementing much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal". He was in charge of the major relief program, the Public Works Administration (PWA), and in charge of the federal government's environmental efforts.
In his day, he was considered a prominent liberal spokesman, a skillful orator and a noted supporter of many African-American causes, although he was at times politically expedient where state-level segregation was concerned. Before his national-level political career, where he did remove segregation in areas of his direct control, he had been the president of the Chicago NAACP.
Ickes was responsible for implementing much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal". He was in charge of the major relief program, the Public Works Administration (PWA), and in charge of the federal government's environmental efforts.
In his day, he was considered a prominent liberal spokesman, a skillful orator and a noted supporter of many African-American causes, although he was at times politically expedient where state-level segregation was concerned. Before his national-level political career, where he did remove segregation in areas of his direct control, he had been the president of the Chicago NAACP.
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