The Great Depression.
2011
Book
"A history of the Great Depression, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780716615057
Description: 64 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62) and index.
Contents:
- What was the Great Depression?
- The roaring twenties
- Haves and have-nots
- Down on the farm
- Risky bets
- The crash
- Credit and debt
- Bank failures
- The collapse of world trade
- Unemployment
- President Hoover
- Hoovervilles and hobos
- Hunger and food marches
- The bonus army
- FDR-the people's choice
- The president's first move
- The New Deal
- Working towards recovery
- Opposition to the New Deal
- The second New Deal
- The Dust Bowl
- Making do
- Keeping the spirits up
- Cultural programs
- Crime
- The Depression in the U.K
- The Depression in Europe
- It ends in war
- Timeline.
LCCN: 2010020356
Control Number: 839116
Publisher: Chicago : World Book, Inc., [2011]Series:
Subjects:
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature.
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
Other Authors: World Book, Inc.