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xi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Marc Favreau documents the Great Depression--a time when Americans from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear--and tells the incredible story of how they survived and, ultimately, thrived. This is the story of the Great Depression in the United States, from the sweeping consequences of the market collapse to the more personal stories of individuals and communities caught up in the aftermath. Packed with photographs, primary...
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The decade of the 1920s was a good time to be an American; wealth and luxury were on the rise, culture and music was roarin', and the world was returning to normalcy following World War I. All this changed after the stock market crash of 1929 slammed the United States into the Great Depression, which would last more than a decade. This book covers the causes that led up to this event that affected, not only the United States, but many other countries....
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vii, 408 pages : illustrations, black and white maps ; 24 cm
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Describes the challenges faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the first 100 days of his presidency as well as highlights the preparations he put into place, including military expansions, that ultimately enabled the United States to be victorious in World War II.
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Very short introductions volume 166
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"In this book, Eric Rauchway shows how the newly central role of the United States in the years between World Wars I and II made errors of American leadership into world-shaking events. The scope of the crisis made way for the dramatic and controversial leadership of Franklin Roosevelt, whose New Deal set the United States on an entirely new political course." "Rauchway presents the New Deal's principal successes and failures, showing why some of...
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It's difficult today to imagine how America survived the Great Depression--only through the stories of the common people who struggled during that era can we really understand it. These people are at the heart of this reinterpretation of one of the most crucial events of the twentieth century. Author Shlaes presents the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how through brave leadership they helped establish the steadfast...
11) The 1930's
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
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English
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Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Golden Age of movies, and the threat of world war.
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xviii, 348 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Acclaimed author Eric Burns investigates the year of 1920, which was not only a crucial twelve-month period of its own, but one that foretold the future, foreshadowing the rest of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, whether it was Sacco and Vanzetti or the stock market crash that brought this era to a close.
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293 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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This imaginative illustrated edition brings to life one of the most devastating periods in our nation's history -- the Great Depression -- through the lives of American people, from politicians and workers to businessmen, farmers, and ordinary citizens.
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xvi, 316 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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The first account of the remarkable 18-month journey of Lorena Hickok, intimate friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, throughout the country during the worst of the Great Depression, bearing witness to the unprecedented ravages; an indelible portrait of an unprecedented crisis.
16) Riding the rails
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1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Tells the story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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On October 29, 1929 - Black Monday - large and small investors alike lost corporate and personal fortunes when the stock market crashed. This program examines the reasons behind the crash and whether the crash was predictable.
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x, 371 pages ; 25 cm
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"The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war. For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor comprised the darkest year of World War Two. Despite government attempts to disguise the magnitude of American losses, it was clear...
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Examines the economic growth of the United States since the Civil War, arguing that the rate of growth between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated and that a number of issues are further stagnating the already slow rate of productivity growth.
"In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, home appliances, motor vehicles, air travel,...
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