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Bibliography and Further Reading
Online resources
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940, Library of
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America From the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA/OWI, 1935 – 1945,
Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
http://articles.cnn.com/2009-02-20/us/Newdeal.debate_1_new-deal-great-depressionunemployment?_s=PM:US
Historical newspapers at www.proquest.com
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Sell it Back to the People: Placing FSA Photography in a Historical Context
Bibliography and Further Reading
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