Weisenberger does an admirable job of describing the NYA after Johnson, which built upon the youth training and placement programs instituted in Texas in the early days of the agency, and Kellam's success in adapting his programs to wartime conditions. (Christie L. Bourgeois, Southwestern Historical Quarterly) The book fills a niche, since there is neither a comprehensive history of the NYA nor of any other of its state branches. The author tells and documents the story well, offering insights into the employment problems of youth. (George N. Green, Locus) The addition of a history of the NYA to the body of literature about the New Deal is indeed a contribution. (Sylvia Oates Hunt, History of Education Quarterly) 'Dollars and Dreams'...provides welcome historical insights into the implementation of unemployment policy. (Julie Leininger Pycior, Journal of Southern History) Skryť popis