The New Deal was a Big Deal

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

Season 7 Episode 1 | 7m 38s | CC

1929, the stock market crashed and the world slid into an economic depression. Hoovervilles sprouted around Puget Sound, the hungry and unemployed marched on capitals in both Washingtons.

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