History Firsthand - The Great Depression (hardcover edition) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 073770411X ISBN 13: 9780737704112

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Great Depression was one of the longest and bleakest periods in U.S. history. This book examines the events of this devastating decade from firsthand accounts of those who lived through the hardships.

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Review

"The contributions in the eclectic mix come from individuals such as Eleanor Roosevelt, actress June Havoc, and hobo Box-Car Bertha, with each person's perspective taking readers directly into the experience through details and eye-opening observations."
-- Booklist (May 2001) (Booklist 20010515)

"Following a thorough introduction that provides novice historians with background information, this series entry uses primary-source documents organized in a coherent chronology. With its important documents, this work will help budding historians and researchers make sense of a complex time."
-- School Library Journal (July 2002) (School Library Journal 20020701)

"These are in keeping with the aim of the series, to personalize history and, in this way, make it more meaningful."
-- School Library Journal (May 2002) (School Library Journal 20020501)

"The History Firsthand series presents excerpts from period documents, organized under broad subject heading and introduced by a paragraph of background. Each book includes a few black-and-white illustrations."
-- Booklist (Febraury 2001) (Booklist 20010215)

From Booklist

Gr. 6-12. This latest addition to the History Firsthand series takes readers on an enthralling journey through several facets of one of America's toughest periods. Twenty-two first-person accounts about life during the Depression contribute a vivid, often dismal landscape of the economic, political, and social struggles of the day. An essay establishing background introduces each of the five sections into which the accounts are organized: Wall Street, unemployment, struggles to survive, the homeless, and FDR's New Deal. The contributions in the eclectic mix come from individuals such as Eleanor Roosevelt, actress June Havoc, and hobo Box-Car Bertha, with each person's perspective taking readers directly into the experience through details and eyeopening observations. Headnotes for each contribution lead readers into the information. Throughout, occasional black-and-white photos support the text, and a chronology is appended. Roger Leslie
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Edition details

• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 073770411X
• ISBN 13: 9780737704112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234
• Editor: Nishi Dennis