Crash : the Great Depression and the fall and rise of America / Marc Favreau.
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TextPublisher: New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780316545860
- 0316545864
- 9780316464895
- 0316464899
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Juvenile literature
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Sources -- Juvenile literature
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The incredible true story of how real people weathered one of the most turbulent periods in American history--the Great Depression--and emerged triumphant.
From the sweeping consequences of the stock market crash to the riveting stories of individuals and communities caught up in a real American dystopia, discover how the country we live in today was built in response to a time when people from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear.
Meet fascinating historical characters like Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, Dorothea Lange, Walter White, and Mary McLeod Bethune. See what life was like for regular Americans as the country went from the highs of the Roaring Twenties to the lows of the Great Depression, before bouncing back again during World War II. Explore pivotal scenes such as the creation of the New Deal, life in the Dust Bowl, the sit-down strikes in Michigan, the Scottsboro case, and the rise of Father Coughlin.
Packed with photographs and firsthand accounts, and written with a keen understanding of the upheaval of the 1930s, Crash shares the incredible story of how America survived--and, ultimately, thrived.
"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 source documents, and firsthand accounts, Crash shines a spotlight on pivotal moments and figures across ethnic, gender, racial, social, and geographic divides, reflecting many different experiences of one of the most turbulent periods in American history. Discover what life was like for historical figures and everyday Americans as the country went from the highs of the roaring 20s to the lows of the Great Depression and back to booming in the 1940s"-- Provided by publisher.
"The Great Depression in the United States had wide-ranging effects on people of all walks of life"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fall. Dystopia, USA -- The unluckiest president -- Rise. It takes two -- Pushing back -- The revolutionary -- A new world -- Setback. Dark clouds -- The blind spot -- Enemies -- Victory. A war to defeat the depression.