Bibliograph

The Great Depression, by Steven Otfinoski

Type

Label

The Great Depression, by Steven Otfinoski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Great Depression

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

989519812

Responsibility statement

by Steven Otfinoski

Series statement

A step into history

Summary

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 tried to solve the country's economic troubles

Table Of Contents

Spiraling speculation -- Black Tuesday -- Banks go bust -- A president falters -- Eking out a living -- The Bonus Army on the march -- The shame of a nation -- Children of the Depression -- Riding the rails : hobo life -- Songs of hope and happiness -- The election of 1932 -- New president, new deal -- Dams, roads, and bridges -- Fireside Chats and belly laughs -- Happy days again -- Lost in the dust bowl -- Depression writers -- The hardest hit : African Americans -- Public enemy number one -- The Depression in pictures -- The rise of dictators -- The Kingfish -- The Social Security Act of 1935 -- The election of 1936 -- The Hollywood dream machine -- The power of organized labor -- Murals across America -- The world of tomorrow -- A new war -- The legacy of a dark time

Target audience

juvenile

Classification