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The Great Depression A Diary
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Author : Benjamin Roth
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-07-22
The Great Depression A Diary written by Benjamin Roth and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-22 with History categories.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Benjamin Roth was a young lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio. After he began to grasp the magnitude of what had happened to American economic life, he decided to set down his impressions in his diary. This collection of those entries reveals another side of the Great Depression—one lived through by ordinary, middle-class Americans, who on a daily basis grappled with a swiftly changing economy coupled with anxiety about the unknown future. Roth's depiction of life in time of widespread foreclosures, a schizophrenic stock market, political unrest and mass unemployment seem to speak directly to readers today.
A Secret Gift
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Author : Ted Gup
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-10-28
A Secret Gift written by Ted Gup and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An inspiring account of America at its worst-and Americans at their best-woven from the stories of Depression-era families who were helped by gifts from the author's generous and secretive grandfather. Shortly before Christmas 1933 in Depression-scarred Canton, Ohio, a small newspaper ad offered $10, no strings attached, to 75 families in distress. Interested readers were asked to submit letters describing their hardships to a benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot. The author's grandfather Sam Stone was inspired to place this ad and assist his fellow Cantonians as they prepared for the cruelest Christmas most of them would ever witness. Moved by the tales of suffering and expressions of hope contained in the letters, which he discovered in a suitcase 75 years later, Ted Gup initially set out to unveil the lives behind them, searching for records and relatives all over the country who could help him flesh out the family sagas hinted at in those letters. From these sources, Gup has re-created the impact that Mr B. Virdot's gift had on each family. Many people yearned for bread, coal, or other necessities, but many others received money from B. Virdot for more fanciful items-a toy horse, say, or a set of encyclopedias. As Gup's investigations revealed, all these things had the power to turn people's lives around- even to save them. But as he uncovered the suffering and triumphs of dozens of strangers, Gup also learned that Sam Stone was far more complex than the lovable- retiree persona he'd always shown his grandson. Gup unearths deeply buried details about Sam's life-from his impoverished, abusive upbringing to felonious efforts to hide his immigrant origins from U.S. officials-that help explain why he felt such a strong affinity to strangers in need. Drawing on his unique find and his award-winning reportorial gifts, Ted Gup solves a singular family mystery even while he pulls away the veil of eight decades that separate us from the hardships that united America during the Depression. In A Secret Gift, he weaves these revelations seamlessly into a tapestry of Depression-era America, which will fascinate and inspire in equal measure. Watch a Video
Not A Nickel To Spare
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Author : Perry Nodelman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Not A Nickel To Spare written by Perry Nodelman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Antisemitism categories.
Coping with being poor during the Depression is hard enough, but Sally also has to contend with anti-Jewish sentiment when she ventures outside her familiar neighbourhood near Toronto's Kensington Market. Her cousin Benny is always getting into scrapes or dragging Sally into his hare-brained schemes. But it's also Benny who tries to open Sally's eyes to the wider world, telling her about Hitler's rise in Europe and urging her to stand up for herself when she comes across anti-Semitism. A historical note gives readers the background of the Depression, which hit Canada harder than most other countries. It also describes the way Jews were treated in Canada. Today's readers might be surprised to know that there were people in Toronto who prided themselves on being part of The Swastika Club. A map, photographs and documents provide a visual context for the story.
The Great Depression
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Author : Robert S. McElvaine
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2010-10-27
The Great Depression written by Robert S. McElvaine and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-27 with History categories.
One of the classic studies of the Great Depression, featuring a new introduction by the author with insights into the economic crises of 1929 and today. In the twenty-five years since its publication, critics and scholars have praised historian Robert McElvaine’s sweeping and authoritative history of the Great Depression as one of the best and most readable studies of the era. Combining clear-eyed insight into the machinations of politicians and economists who struggled to revive the battered economy, personal stories from the average people who were hardest hit by an economic crisis beyond their control, and an evocative depiction of the popular culture of the decade, McElvaine paints an epic picture of an America brought to its knees—but also brought together by people’s widely shared plight. In a new introduction, McElvaine draws striking parallels between the roots of the Great Depression and the economic meltdown that followed in the wake of the credit crisis of 2008. He also examines the resurgence of anti-regulation free market ideology, beginning in the Reagan era, and argues that some economists and politicians revised history and ignored the lessons of the Depression era.
Tristimania
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Author : Jay Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-05-26
Tristimania written by Jay Griffiths and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A stark and lyrical account of the psyche in crisis from the author of Kith Tristimania tells the story of a devastating year-long episode of manic depression, culminating in a long solo pilgrimage across Spain. Recording the experience of mania as has rarely been done before, Jay Griffiths shows how the condition is at once terrifying and also profoundly creative, both tricking and treating the psyche. An intimate and raw journey, Tristimania illuminates something of the universal human spirit.
Depression Diaries Dorothea Lange And Her Documentary Photography Work During The Great Depression In America
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Author : Anonym
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-12
Depression Diaries Dorothea Lange And Her Documentary Photography Work During The Great Depression In America written by Anonym and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-12 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Koblenz-Landau, language: English, abstract: In diaries, people reflect their own reality and their individual feelings. There are no lies, and even if others would state there are, the diary's owner would still reject that, claiming that the reputed lies are their own reality. Hence, diaries are considered as somehow reporting the truth, or at least one kind of individual truth. Yet what about Dorothea Lange's photographs of the Great Depression? Are they the actual truth or are they her interpretation? One says that a picture is worth a thousand words. People have an idea of what the Great Depression in America looked like, owed to different photographers who portrayed both economic and cultural consequences of the global crisis. One of those photographers was Dorothea Lange. In a first examination of her work documenting the people behind the Great Depression in America, I quickly noticed that critics are either in favour of, or against Lange's photographic work. Since I could not agree with either position, I decided that I want to find my own. By studying and examining different photographs both in the context of the Great Depression and the traditional idea behind documentary photography, I finally discovered what I think of her work. Beginning her career as a documentary photographer, Lange acted as a silent observer behind the camera. She recorded what America's people had to suffer during the depression process without any editing or staging. Yet throughout the years, Lange increasingly went astray the path of documentary photography's basic concepts. Correspondingly, I argue that Dorothea Lange in some of the presented works succeeded in recording reality according to the standard set of photojournalism. However, in others she disregarded or even broke unwritten rules of documentary photography.
From A Swagman S Diary
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Author : Leslie Howard Perkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
From A Swagman S Diary written by Leslie Howard Perkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Depressions categories.
In 1930, the first full year of The Great Depression, a spirit of adventure took two young men on the road from Melbourne to North Queensland. Leslie Perkins' journal tells of swagmen, bagmen, tramps and hobos all battling to survive through ever increasing hard times. An eyewitness account of life on the swag.
The Great Depression
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: World Book
Release Date : 2011
The Great Depression written by and has been published by World Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Depressions categories.
"A history of the Great Depression, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
Christmas After All
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Author : Kathryn Lasky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Christmas After All written by Kathryn Lasky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Minnie Swift is 12 when the great Depression hits, so she keeps a diary during the Christmas season to reflect the tough times, and hopeful times, she and her family go through.
The Great Depression A Diary
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Author : Benjamin Roth
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2009-07-22
The Great Depression A Diary written by Benjamin Roth and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-22 with History categories.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Benjamin Roth was a young lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio. After he began to grasp the magnitude of what had happened to American economic life, he decided to set down his impressions in his diary. This collection of those entries reveals another side of the Great Depression—one lived through by ordinary, middle-class Americans, who on a daily basis grappled with a swiftly changing economy coupled with anxiety about the unknown future. Roth's depiction of life in time of widespread foreclosures, a schizophrenic stock market, political unrest and mass unemployment seem to speak directly to readers today.