this was the homeowners loan corp. which turned a profit for the u.s. government. we would like to see something like that today. the new deal implemented a farm sector that by 1933 had been in the depression for more than a decade. it created social security. it took america off the gold standard releasing the u.s. economy from the shackles of the past and it built. more than america had ever built before or has since. highways. abridges, tunnels and dams, sewer systems, schools, theaters and airports. for most of us there isn't a day on which we don't drive, 5, play, learn on a structure built by the new deal. the program was so diverse because it was the product of an amazingly diverse team of advisers some of whom are remembered only as names in history textbooks and some of whom have been completely forgotten. one of the ways i tried in my book to recapture the reality of the new deal for modern readers is by bringing these people back to life in these pages. there's frances perkins, the first female cabinet member in american history who almost singlehandedly

corps. the first work relief program of the new deal and one of the first in american history. the new deal had a mortgage system that require homeowners to refinance their loans every three to five years preventing them from building up equity in their houses and replaced it with a form of mortgage we know today. long term loans that aim to help you eventually own your house if everything goes right. they were refinanced at rock-bottom interest rates by the government. this was the homeowners loan corporation which turned a profit for the u.s. government. we would love to see something like that today. the new deal implemented support for a farm sector that by 1933 had been in and depression for more than a decade. it created social security. it took america off of the gold standard releasing the u.s. economy from the shackles of the past and it built. more than america built before or has since. highways, bridges, tunnels and jams, schools, theaters and airports. there isn't a day in which we don't drive or play or learn on a structure built by the new deal. the program was so divers because it was the product of a diverse team of advisers some of whom are r