Great Depression - People and Perspectives

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.>

Product details

• Authors: Hamilton Cravens, Hamilton (EDT) Cravens
• Assisted by: Hamilton Cravens (Editor), Peter C. Mancall (Editor)
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2009
• EAN: 9781598840933
• ISBN: 978-1-59884-093-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Perspectives in American Socia; Perspectives in American Social History Series; Perspectives in American Socia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management