Abraham Epstein
Subtitle: The Forgotten Father of Social Security
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: December 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780826216816
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Welfare & benefit systems; Political; Biography/Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography; United States - 20th Century; USA; Public Policy - Social Security; Biography / Autobiography; 1892-1942; Epstein, Abraham,; Social security; United States
Description: "Pierre Epstein takes readers behind the scenes of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation to tell how his father, Abe Epstein, an immigrant Russian Jew and author of "Insecurity: A Challenge to America," followed his vision of reform and made significant contributions to the legislation that established social security in America"--Provided by publisher.