The hungry years
the story of the great American Depression
[1st ed.]
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Author
Publication
1967 - Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
45,750 words, Guess
Page Count
183 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5543228M
- OCLC Control Number712465
- Internet Archivehungryyearssto00para
- Library of Congress Control Number67021263
- LibraryThing1677160
Classifications
- DDC330.973
- LCCHC106.3 .P3346
Description
The author describes the land speculation, the spiraling of the stock market prices, and the boom preceding the Depression. He considers the march on Washington, the banking and farm crises, and the problems of unemployment. Finally, he explores the causes of the Depression; Hoover's and Roosevelt's policies; the major issues of the New Deal; and our debt to those years.
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