Great Depression: People and Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598840933)

An insightful collection of essays focused on American men, women, and children from a range of economic classes and ethnic backgrounds during the Great Depression.

Who were the people waiting in the bread lines and living in Hoovervilles? Who were the migrants heading North and West? Did anyone survive the Depression relatively unscathed? Giving a voice to stories often untold, Great Depression: People and Perspectives covers the full spectrum of American life, portraying the experiences of ordinary citizens during the worst economic crisis in the nation's history.

Great Depression shows how specific groups coped with the traumatic upheaval of the times, including rural Americans, women, children, African Americans, and immigrants. In addition, it offers revealing chapters on the conflict between social scientists and policymakers responding to the crisis, the impact of the Depression on the health of U.S. citizens, and the roles that American technology and Hollywood movies played in helping the nation survive.

Author: Hamilton Cravens
ISBN-10: 1598840932
ISBN-13: 9781598840933
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2009 pg. 101
School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 74
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 72