Unit Study Guides
Lectures
o "Cycles of American History"
o "The Crash and Early Depression"
o "Herbert Hoover's Tragic Presidency"
o "New Deal Work Programs in Central Texas"
o "Water and Wires: Flood Control and Electrification in the Lower Colorado River Valley"
o "Texas Democrats and the Court Fight of 1937"
o "The Election of a Texas New Dealer: Lyndon Johnson's 1937 Campaign for Congress"
o "Democratic Dysfunction and the Emergence of the Republican Party in Texas"
o "World War II Ends the Depression"
o "The Historical Impact of the New Deal"
Selected Features
· Woody Guthrie: The People's Troubadour
Papers and Presentations
o "West Texas Swing: Roosevelt Purge in the Land of the Lone Star?"
o "Waging War with the Regulars: Lyndon Johnson, Tom Miller, and Home Front Politics"
o "Working Within the System: Lyndon Johnson and Tom Miller, 1937-1939"
o "Critical Problems; Crucial Decisions: Austin, Texas in the Great Depression
o "Beyond Denial: San Antonio and the Great Depression"
Links to Other Depression Era Sites
Selected Depression Era Readings
