The Second Bill of Rights

Using FDR's 1944 State of the Union Address as a starting point, the author delves deeply into the revolutionary mind that penned this remarkable declaration of economic rights and illuminates the demise of this ambitious program for reform in the wake of the president's death.

First sentence: ON JANUARY 11, 1944, the United States was engaged in its longest conflict since the Civil War.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Perseus Books Group

Editions

1

Pages

294

ISBN

9780465083336

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