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A New Deal for South Dakota: Drought, Depression, and Relief, 19201941
A New Deal for South Dakota Drought Depression and Relief 19201941 Author:R Alton Lee During the 1920s and 1930s, South Dakota's agriculture-based economy collapsed. Political historian R. Alton Lee examines state and federal efforts to fight the effects of perennial drought and the Great Depression, focusing on the administration of New Deal relief programs by both Democratic and Republican officials.