Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Great Depression The Great Depression Michael Burgan Provides information on the history and effects that the Great Depression had on the United States people and the economy. Also explains President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal". OL15037020W
Why did the Great Depression happen? Why did the Great Depression happen? R. G. Grant Includes firsthand speeches, letters, diary entries, and other primary source materials that give the reasons this unforgettable event unfolded as it did, this book describes the Great Depression. OL17895570W
Welcome to Kit's world, 1934 Welcome to Kit's world, 1934 Harriet Brown Through photographs, illustrations, and both factual and fictionalized anecdotes, shows what life was like in the United States during the Depression. OL1873011W
Crash Crash Marc Favreau The incredible true story of how Americans from all walks of life weathered one of the most turbulent periods in our nation's history-- the Great Depression --and emerged triumphant. OL19737740W
The Great Depression The Great Depression Steven Otfinoski Presents information about the Great Depression that left millions of Americans without jobs, including how people struggled to make a living in a time of high unemployment and how the government tri… OL19747267W
Kids during the Great Depression Kids during the Great Depression Lisa A. Wroble Discusses the social and economic climate of the Great Depression as it related to the life and daily activities of children. OL2619307W
The Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl Allison Lassieur "Describes the people and events of the U.S. Dust Bowl. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a farmer, a migrant worker, and a government photographer"--Provide… OL2750511W
The Great Depression The Great Depression R. G. Grant Discusses the economic chaos that followed the 1929 stock market crash, including accounts of the Roosevelt Administration's social programs and the social disorder in Europe that fueled the rise of … OL474568W
Brother, can you spare a dime? Brother, can you spare a dime? Milton Meltzer American's years of hardship from the stock market crash to the new deal OL78969W