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In the United States, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought enormous economic hardship. Effectively including primary source materials, this book addresses such topics as the stock market crash of 1929, the worldwide effects of the crash, and the Depression's connections to World War II. Loaded with primary source materials, full-color images, expert opinions, and narrative explanations of the causes and effects of this key economic event, this volume will enrapture your readers.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 6-9-Discussions of the economies of the U.S. and various countries around the world offer a global look at this period. Archival photographs of unemployment lines, impoverished farmers, protesting veterans, and campaigning politicians, along with quotes from letters, articles, and speeches, offer a more personal examination of the Great Depression than encyclopedias or textbooks. The author notes that in this country, the Depression affected people differently. One farmer from Montana is quoted as saying, "-we didn't know there was a Crash. What did the stock market mean to us?" For others, it meant financial ruin. While the book focuses on the 1920s and '30s, the final chapter mentions the fear of another depression in the 1980s. This book strikes a good balance between human interest and factual information.-Julie Webb, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In this densely designed volume, Grant discusses the events in America and Europe that led to the worldwide economic Great Depression. The factual approach recounts the hardships suffered as a result of the stock market crash and bank and crop failures. Numerous sidebars add interest but contribute to the crowded presentation. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. From HORN BOOK Spring 2004, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Reviewed with R. G. Grant's The African-American Slave Trade. Gr. 6-12. These titles in the Lives in Crisis series, which focus on the U.S., do an excellent job of setting American history within an international context. They avoid vague generalization, and numerous, heartrending eyewitness accounts, set off in colored insets, personalize the politics and bring the reader up close to what it was like for people in days gone by. A brief introduction provides context for each quote, and the excellent sources--ranging from Frederick Douglass to Studs Terkel--are fully documented. The type is small and cramped, but it is broken up with many historical photos and prints that encourage browsing. There is also in-depth historical analysis that raises complex issues about cause and effect as well as present-day parallels sure to stimulate group discussion and personal research. Did Lincoln really care about the abolition of slavery? What lasting effect did the slave trade have on Africa? Both books include a detailed chronology, a glossary, an annotated list of recommended books, and a bibliography. --Hazel Rochman Copyright 2003 Booklist
