Today is the start of the New Deal's second chapter, and I cover the lay of the land before getting in deep with some of the era's greatest reforms.

Bibliography for this episode:

1. Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945 Oxford University Press 1999
2. Hiltzik, Michael The New Deal: A Modern History Simon and Schuster 2011
3. Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M. The Coming of the New Deal 1933-1935: The Age of Roosevelt Volume II First Mariner Books 2003
4. Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M. The Politics of Upheaval 1935-1936: The Age of Roosevelt Volume III First Mariner Books 2003
5. Katznelson, Ira Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time W.W. Norton and Company, Inc 2013
6. Smith, Jason Scott A Concise History of the New Deal Cambridge University Press 2014

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The saga finally concludes and the Second Spanish Republic is destroyed. Its demise started with an army coup and it ended with one too.

Bibliography for this episode:

1. Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
2. Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
3. Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
4. Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
5. Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
6. Seidman, Michael The Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War University of Wisconsin Press 2011

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The fall of Catalonia wasn't much of a fight, and its loss set off a scramble to try and set the terms for the winding down of the war.

Bibliography for this episode:

1. Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
2. Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
3. Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
4. Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
5. Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020

Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com