Hoover, Conservation, and Consumerism: Engineering the Good Life by Kendrick A. Clements

Hoover, Conservation, and Consumerism: Engineering the Good Life

Kendrick A. Clements

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nonfiction history nature politics medium-paced
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Herbert Hoover rose to political leadership in the 1920s, just as consumer society became dominant in the United States. Although personally uncomfortable with the values of consumerism, he worked to strengthen the economy through policies of cons...

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