Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kansas in the Great Depression Kansas in the Great Depression Peter Fearon "Examines New Deal relief programs in Kansas throughout the Depression from the perspective of recipients, social workers, and poor commissioners. By focusing on the relationship among the local, sta… OL10999520W
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Michael A. Schuman Presents the personal and public life of the thirty-second president of the United States giving particular emphasis to his New Deal programs. OL14915107W
Crucible of freedom Crucible of freedom Eric Leif Davin Working people created a new America in the 1930s and 1940s which was a fundamental departure from the feudalistic and hierarchical America which existed before. In the process, class politics re-def… OL15026823W
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
The Great Depression The Great Depression Don Nardo Presents contrasting viewpoints about the best remedies for the economic crisis of the 1930's, the implementation of President Roosevelt's New Deal, and the historical impact of both the Depression a… OL15072214W
Roosevelt and the New Deal Roosevelt and the New Deal Adam Woog Examines the policies and programs developed by Franklin Roosevelt to lead the country out of the Depression. OL15073813W
The New Deal The New Deal Michael A. Hiltzik Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal began as a program of short-term emergency relief measures and evolved into a truly transformative concept of the federal government's role in Americans' lives. More tha… OL16183809W
The thousand-year flood The thousand-year flood David Welky How the Ohio River Valley flood of 1937 came about, what happened and how it was handled by various governments, private agencies, and individual citizens. OL16307848W
Fake Subject Fake Subject Bruce I. Bustard It's a Fake subject: the actual book is: Encyclopaedia Theologi Christiani. OL16905938W
The 1930s (1930-1939) The 1930s (1930-1939) Michael Shally-Jensen, editor Defining Documents offers a broad range of historical documents on important authors and subjects in American history, with primary source documents, in-depth analysis, and comprehensive lesson plans… OL17099739W
Together We Cannot Fail Together We Cannot Fail Terry Golway This book is an uncommon portrait of Roosevelt's presidency, in words, photographs, and his own voice. For 12 tumultuous presidential years, Roosevelt regularly spoke to the American people, this man… OL17371689W
The Great Depression and the New Deal The Great Depression and the New Deal Anne E. Schraff Discusses the devastating effect of the 1929 stock market crash on American economy and Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to restore the nation's financial health. OL1742629W
Little heathens Little heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish A memoir from a schoolteacher of growing up in the heart of the Midwest during the Great Depression describes her close family life on an Iowa farm during a time of endless work and resourcefulness, … OL17736349W
The people and the president The people and the president Lawrence W. Levine "In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt began a series of Fireside Chats over the radio in which he shared his hopes and plans with the American people and invited them to "tell me your troubles."" "The … OL18277502W
Great Depression and New Deal Great Depression and New Deal Allison McNeill Provides title, subject, and author access to the contents of a set of books about people and events in United States history during the years 1929 through 1939. OL19163066W
Survival of corporatism during the New Deal era, 1933-1945 Survival of corporatism during the New Deal era, 1933-1945 Robert F. Himmelberg xvii, 413 p. : 24 cm OL19217949W
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
Freedom from fear Freedom from fear David M. Kennedy Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prev… OL1997094W
The forgotten man The forgotten man Amity Shlaes This imaginative illustrated edition brings to life one of the most devastating periods in our nation's history--the Great Depression--through the lives of American people, from politicians and worke… OL19982184W
Next page