A New Deal for the Tropics Puerto Rico During the Depression Era, 1932-1935

Title A New Deal for the Tropics Puerto Rico During the Depression Era, 1932-1935 ISBN 9781558765184 Author Rodriguez, Manuel R. Subject American History Binding Paperback Publisher Markus Wiener Publishers Publisher Year 2010 Condition Very Good Description 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 Inches; 161 pages; In the 1930s, Puerto Rico was economically and culturally a nineteenth-century agrarian state dominated by sugar and coffee plantations. Then came the New Deal, and the island changed forever. Puerto Ricoentered the twentieth century in every respect, including its economy, culture, and infrastructure. This transformation was neither easy nor without resistance. Theauthor leads the reader through this upheaval with all its ups and downs. MANUEL R. RODRÍGUEZ is a professor of history at the University of Puerto Rico.