Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromHerbert, Mary) Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of,1561–1621; sister of Sir Philip Sidney. HisArcadiawas written for her, and after his death she prepared it and his other works for publication. Patron of ...
After the stock market crash of 1929, Hoover browbeat business leaders to keep wages and prices high. He invested heavily in public works projects. He pushed for an international moratorium on debts. He created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which later became a home for many of FDR's...
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