Roads to Renewal: The Report of Activities and Accomplishments of the Civil Works Administration in Michigan, November 1933-March 1934

by James R. Anderson

Overview

This publication makes available to historians and general readers a little-known document mapping the achievement of a crucial initiative in the plans for recovery from the harshest blows of the Great Depression, in one of America’s hardest-hit states. It presents a historically unique case history of the Federal Civil Works Administration, established by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The CWA addressed the issues of unemployment and destitution brought on by the Depression, specifically in Michigan. With a contextualizing introduction and afterword by historian James R. Anderson, the republication of this report—with its wealth of data and statistics, and its compelling information about the extent of the crisis and of the government’s initiatives—brings to light fascinating aspects of how critical (and impactful) such interventions were in the context of unprecedented economic challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611863789
Publisher:	Michigan State University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2020
Edition description:	1
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

JAMES R. ANDERSON is Professor of History at Michigan State University, where he has taught since 1967. He has assisted with technical elements of historic preservation work of the Archives of Michigan.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Charts vii

Introduction James R. Anderson ix

Foreword 1

I Introduction 3

II Relief Situation Prior to the CWA Period 11

III Advent of the CWA: Organization 21

IV The Launching of CWA Enterprise 25

V Projects Executed 35

VI CWA Administrative Activities 73

VII FERA Activities 87

VIII CWA in Detroit and Wayne County 99

IX Accomplishments and Results of the Michigan CWA 105

Afterword: The Living Legacy of the CWA James R. Anderson 111