{"product_id":"9781501136108","title":"When the New Deal Came to Town: A Snapshot of a Place and Time with Lessons for Today","description":"\u003ci\u003eIt’s A Wonderful Life\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eNew Deal or Raw Deal?\u003c\/i\u003e in this “excellent map for finding a way forward for either party” (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)—a personal and social history of the New Deal from a conservative point of view, detailing the effects on the economy, culture, and the people of small American town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the New Deal Came to Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot of a time and place: Whiteland, Indiana during the Great Depression, one of the most fraught eras in American history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eImagine yourself transported back in time to April of 1933 and deposited in a small American town, when a young boy named \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist George Melloan moved with his family to this quiet hamlet during the middle of the worst economic period in American history. Part social history, part personal observations, \u003ci\u003eWhen the New Deal Came to Town \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a keen eyewitness account of how the Depression affected everyday lives and applies those experiences to the larger arena of American politics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWritten with Melloan’s signature “clarity and polemical skill” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e), this is a fascinating narrative history that provides new insight into the Great Depression for a new generation.","brand":"Threshold Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143233814768,"sku":"9781501136108","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501136108_p0.jpg?v=1763708004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501136108","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}