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The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938. Major federal programs and agencies, including the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), provided support for farmers, the unemployed, youth, and the elderly. The New Deal included new constraints and safeguards on the banking industry and efforts to re-inflate the economy after prices had fallen sharply. New Deal programs included both laws passed by Congress as well as presidential executive orders during the first term of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs focused on what historians refer to as the "3 R's": relief for the unemployed and for the poor, recovery of the economy back to normal levels, and reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression. The New Deal produced a political realignment, making the Democratic Party the majority (as well as the party that held the White House for seven out of the nine presidential terms from 1933 to 1969) with its base in progressive ideas, the South, big city machines and the newly empowered labor unions, and various ethnic groups. The Republicans were split, with progressive Republicans in support but conservatives opposing the entire New Deal as hostile to business and economic growth. The realignment crystallized into the New Deal coalition that dominated presidential elections into the 1960s and the opposing conservative coalition largely controlled Congress in domestic affairs from 1937 to 1964. Roosevelt was supportive of the idea of creating a progressive Democratic Party that could lure away progressives from the Republican Party. Indeed, Roosevelt had appealed to progressive Republicans for support for New Deal programs. As noted by one historian, however, there were limits "as to how far Roosevelt would go to establish a unified progressive party. He would not actively support progressive candidates in Senate and House electoral contests if the progressive was a Republican. The most notable example of this was his hands-off policy in a Pennsylvania Senate election despite an appeal by Gifford Pinchot, a prominent progressive and friend of Roosevelt, for help. Reluctant to alienate the conservative wing of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt at least made this minimal concession to party loyalty. He was willing to manage the tensions between ideology and party as long as progressives predominated in Congress and some Southern conservative Democrats were willing to trade their support for New Deal economic programs for federal tolerance of racial discrimination in the South. A prudent balancing of the conflicting demands of party and ideology at this time served the end of furthering his own reform agenda." Summary of First and Second New Deal programs The First New Deal (1933–1934) dealt with the pressing banking crisis through the Emergency Banking Act and the 1933 Banking Act. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) provided US$500 million (equivalent to $11.3 billion in 2022) for relief operations by states and cities, and the short-lived CWA gave locals money to operate make-work projects from 1933 to 1934. The Securities Act of 1933 was enacted to prevent a repeated stock market crash. The controversial work of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) was also part of the First New Deal. The Second New Deal in 1935–1936 included the National Labor Relations Act to protect labor organizing, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) relief program (which made the federal government the largest employer in the nation), the Social Security Act and new programs to aid tenant farmers and migrant workers. The final major items of New Deal legislation were the creation of the United States Housing Authority and the FSA, which both occurred in 1937; and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which set maximum hours and minimum wages for most categories of workers. The FSA was also one of the oversight authorities of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, which administered relief efforts to Puerto Rican citizens affected by the Great Depression.Roosevelt had built a New Deal coalition, but the economic downturn of 1937–1938 and the bitter split between the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor unions led to major Republican gains in Congress in 1938. Conservative Republicans and Democrats in Congress joined the informal conservative coalition. By 1942–1943, they shut down relief programs such as the WPA and the CCC and blocked major progressive proposals. Noting the composition of the new Congress, one study argued The Congress that assembled in January 1939 was quite unlike any with which Roosevelt had to contend before. Since all Democratic losses took place in the North and the West, and particularly in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, southerners held a much stronger position. The House contained 169 non-southern Democrats, 93 southern Democrats, 169 Republicans, and 4 third-party representatives. For the first time, Roosevelt could not form a majority without the help of some southerners or Republicans. In addition, the president had to contend with several senators who, having successfully resisted the purge, no longer owed him anything. Most observers agreed, therefore, that the president could at best hope to consolidate, but certainly not to extend, the New Deal. James Farley thought that Roosevelt's wisest course would be "to clean up odds and ends, tighten up and improve things [he] already has but not try [to] start anything new." In any event, Farley predicted that Congress would discard much of Roosevelt's program. As noted by another study, "the 1938 elections proved a decisive point in the consolidation of the conservative coalition in Congress. The liberal bloc in the House had been halved, and conservative Democrats had escaped 'relatively untouched'". In the House elected in 1938 there were at least 30 anti-New Deal Democrats and another 50 who were "not at all enthusiastic". In addition, "The new Senate was split about evenly between pro- and anti-New Deal factions." The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was the last major New Deal legislation that Roosevelt succeeded in enacting into law before the conservative coalition won control of Congress. Though he could usually use the veto to restrain Congress, Congress could block any Roosevelt legislation it disliked.Nonetheless, Roosevelt turned his attention to the war effort and won reelection in 1940–1944. Furthermore, the Supreme Court declared the NRA and the first version of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) unconstitutional, but the AAA was rewritten a.... Discover the Mary Deal popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mary Deal books.

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  • Lust synopsis, comments

    Lust

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies begins with this unputdownable novel about a woman caught between an entertainment mogul with a shady past and ...

  • The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil synopsis, comments

    The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian, comes a story of a young couple who, when confronted with financial troubles, is faced with the questionwhat would you do for...

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    This Rough Magic

    Mary Stewart

    Stuck inside? Join the original queen of the pageturner Mary Stewart, as she leads you on a thrilling journey through a dangerous and deadly Provence . . .'Mary Stewart is magic' N...

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    The Other Mrs.

    Mary Kubica

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY · PEOPLE MAGAZINE · MARIE CLAIRE · POPSUGAR · BUSTLE · SHEREADS · HELLOGIGGLES · and more!A woman is drawn into ...

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    The Unexpected Guest

    Agatha Christie

    A classic from Agatha Christie, the original queen of mystery.When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he disco...

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    Sins of the Mother

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian​ comes a story of a mother whose sins of her past may have finally caught up with herand her daughter. Have the sins of the mo...

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    The Devil to Pay

    Liz Carlyle

    Liz Carlyle, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil You Know and A Deal With the Devil, continues her devilish streak with this sensual regency romance.By day, Sidonie Sain...

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    The Girl Behind the Gates

    Brenda Davies

    TOP TEN BESTSELLER'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.' Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of The Forgotte...

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    Pretty Baby

    Mary Kubica

    "Thrilling and illuminating."LA Times"A hypnotic psychological thriller." PeopleA chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this new gripping and complex psychological ...

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    Cards on the Table

    Agatha Christie

    In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, Cards on the Table, the wily Hercule Poirot is on the case when a bridge night turns deadlyMr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. ...

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    Peace with God

    Billy Graham

    Billy Graham shares God's gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm and authentic peace in a world falling apart at the seams. In a culture that values "quality of life" and per...

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    Trump Revealed

    Michael Kranish & Marc Fisher

    A comprehensive biography of Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the presidential election campaign. Trump Revealed will be reported by a team of awardwinning Washington Po...

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    Thrilling Reads Bundle

    Mary Kubica & John Marrs

    Get swept up in these heartpounding thrillers from bestselling authors Mary Kubica and John Marrs as secrets refuse to stay hidden. The Other Mrs.Sadie and Will Foust have only jus...

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    Alfred the Great

    Asser, Simon Keynes & Michael Lapidge

    Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherbor...

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    Lights Out Liverpool

    Maureen Lee

    Number One bestseller Maureen Lee's first novel of the hugely popular Pearl Street series.'With her talent for storytelling, queen of sagawriting Maureen Lee weaves intrigue, love ...

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    A Deal With the Devil

    Liz Carlyle

    The acclaimed author of The Devil You Know pens a shimmering novel about a Scottish noblewoman on the run from her past and a powerful English lord brought to his knees by desire. ...

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    When the Lights Go Out

    Mary Kubica

    “A twisty, captivating, edgeofyourseat read.” Megan Miranda, bestselling author of All the Missing Girls“Creepy and oh so clever!” Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Sometimes I L...

  • The Ex Files synopsis, comments

    The Ex Files

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the author of The Personal Librarian​, The Ex Files, follows four women who find faith, friendship, and healing under the unlikeliest of circumstances. Hailed as “an excellent...

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    They Do It With Mirrors

    Agatha Christie

    In Agatha Christie’s They Do It with Mirrors, the indomitable Miss Marple investigates some rather deadly doings at a rehabilitation center for delinquents.Miss Marple senses dange...

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    The Secret

    Deric Henderson

    The killer dentist, his mistress, how they murdered their spouses and how they almost got away with it. Now a major fourpart ITV drama starring James Nesbitt: 'Unswitchoffable' Gu...

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    How Happiness Happens

    Max Lucado

    These are tough times. Amid global isolation, economic downturn, and social unrest, could you use a dose of happy right about now? Learn the secret to lasting joy that will endure ...

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    Mary Barton

    Elizabeth Gaskell

    After the death of his wife and the disappearance of one of his daughters, millworker John Barton hopes for a better life for his daughter, Mary. Young and lovely, Mary has caught ...

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    Brother Dusty Feet

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    Along with his faithful dog Argos, elevenyearold Hugh Copplestone decides to leave his Aunt and Uncle's house after one beating too many, and heads for Oxford to seek his fortune.W...

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    A Sin and a Shame

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian, the everscheming Jasmine Larson, from the Essence bestseller Temptation, has sworn off all the lying, manipulating, and cheat...

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    Grown Folks Business

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    Sheridan's husband wanted to stop living a lie, but how is she going to live her life knowing the truth?"There's no other way to say this. I'm in love with someone else." With thes...

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    Rose Cottage

    Mary Stewart

    'Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first class' Daily MailSummer, 1947. Kate Herrick, widowed in the war, returns to Rose Cottage, her childhood home, to retrieve a few family papers ...

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    Forever an Ex

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the author of The Personal Librarian, three Los Angeles women who’ve helped each other overcome heartbreak are reunited eight years later when their troublesome exes come back...

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    Lady Jasmine

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The belovedand hatedJasmine Larson Bush returns to battle her own past in a compelling new novel of love, faith, and shame from the Essence bestselling novelist of The Personal Lib...

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    The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

    Tarek Malouf

    The number one bestseller (more than 830,000 copies sold) now updated with new recipes.From their first shop in Notting Hill's Portobello Road, The Hummingbird Bakery introduced Lo...

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    The Forgiveness Journal

    Lysa TerKeurst

    You deserve to stop suffering through what other people have done to you.Discover the lifechanging message of forgiveness in this lovely fullcolor journal, written by Lysa Ter...

  • The Handmade Loaf synopsis, comments

    The Handmade Loaf

    Dan Lepard

    'Dan Lepard is to baking what Lewis Hamilton is to Formula One.' Jay Rayner'Simply the most beautiful, flourdusted, crispcrusted, heavenscented, honeycoloured loaf I could ever ha...

  • The Last Seance synopsis, comments

    The Last Seance

    Agatha Christie

    “Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.”Tana French, New York Times Bestselling Author&#x...

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    The Trump Women

    Nina Burleigh

    New York Times bestselling author and awardwinning journalist, Nina Burleigh, explores Donald Trump’s attitudes toward women by providing indepth analysis and background on the wom...

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    Envy

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    The 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies continues with this thrilling novel following a woman who wants more than just a relationship from her newly di...

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    Just One Damned Thing After Another

    Jodi Taylor

    'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS 'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL'A gr...

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    Death in the Clouds

    Agatha Christie

    Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder in Death in the Clouds when he discovers that the woman in seat two of the airborne aeroplane he’s traveling on is quit...

  • The Devil You Know synopsis, comments

    The Devil You Know

    Liz Carlyle

    From Rita Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Liz Carlyle comes a spellbinding novel in which the ton’s most charming ne’erdowell meets his match in a most unexpecte...

  • Too Little, Too Late synopsis, comments

    Too Little, Too Late

    Victoria Christopher Murray

    From the author of The Personal Librarian and A Sin and a Shame, Victoria Christopher Murray returns to Jasmine Larson Bush and her devious ways in this tale of two marriageseach t...