Amazon.com description: Product Description: Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2009-2-1 Pages: 629 Publisher: Random House Seventy-five years after Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. here for the first time is the remarkable story of one of itsenduring cornerstones. the Works Progress Administration (WPA ): itspassionate believers. its furious critics. and its amazingaccomplishments.The WPA is American history that could not be more current. fromproviding economic stimulus to renewing a broken infrastructure.Introduced in 1935 at the height of the Great Depression. whenunemployment and desperation ruled the land. this controversialnationwide jobs program would forever change the physical landscapeand social policies of the United States. The WPA lasted eightyears. spent 11 billion. employed 8 million men and women. andgave the country not only a renewed spirit but a fresh face. Nowthis fascinating and informative bo...