Recommendation - FDR, depression era politics

[Sanity Claws]

Can anyone recommend a book on FDR or depression era politics for me please? This morning I was doing some thinking and realized that I would like to know more about these topics. Thanks!

[LanternWaste]

1. Studs Terkel's' 'Hard Times- An Oral History of the Great Depression'

May I be so bold as to recommend, Studs Terkel's' 'Hard Times- An Oral History of the Great Depression'. Although it focuses less on national policy, the interviewed do touch on how particular policies motivated their thought processes.

Since he interviews such a wide range of individuals (hobo's, executives, house-wives, etc.), the reader gets a pretty good idea of national economic policy on a very micro-scale.

[Adsos Letter]

2. Well, if you're still looking

Here are a couple that I very much enjoyed:

"A Nation in Torment" by Ellis

"The Age of Reform" by Hofstadter does a good job (somewhat dated) of chronicling the period from the turn-of-the-century to FDR in terms of helping you with some historical background.

[YankeyMCC]

3. For the Survival of Democracy by Alonzo L. Hamby

I thought this was a pretty good overview of the era you're interested in:
http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Democracy-Franklin-Roosevelt-Crisis/dp/0684843404/ref=sr_1_2/102-8318646-1996907?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178470801&sr=8-2