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The Great Depression.

Contributor(s): World Book, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: World Book's documenting history.Publisher: Chicago : World Book, Inc., c2011Description: 64 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780716615057.Subject(s): New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Juvenile literature | Depressions, 1929 -- United States -- Sources -- Juvenile literature | New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature | United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature | United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Juvenile literature | Depressions, 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile literature | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature | United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature | United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Sources -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: R 973.916 T374 2011
Contents:
What was the Great Depression? -- The roaring twenties -- Haves and have-nots -- Down on the farm -- Risky bets -- The crash -- Credit and debt -- Bank failures -- The collapse of world trade -- Unemployment -- President Hoover -- Hoovervilles and hobos -- Hunger and food marches -- The bonus army -- FDR-the people's choice -- The president's first move -- The New Deal -- Working towards recovery -- Opposition to the New Deal -- The second New Deal -- The Dust Bowl -- Making do -- Keeping the spirits up -- Cultural programs -- Crime -- The Depression in the U.K -- The Depression in Europe -- It ends in war -- Timeline.
Summary: "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.
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University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi Children's Library
R 973.916 T374 2011 (Browse shelf) Not for loan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62) and index.

What was the Great Depression? -- The roaring twenties -- Haves and have-nots -- Down on the farm -- Risky bets -- The crash -- Credit and debt -- Bank failures -- The collapse of world trade -- Unemployment -- President Hoover -- Hoovervilles and hobos -- Hunger and food marches -- The bonus army -- FDR-the people's choice -- The president's first move -- The New Deal -- Working towards recovery -- Opposition to the New Deal -- The second New Deal -- The Dust Bowl -- Making do -- Keeping the spirits up -- Cultural programs -- Crime -- The Depression in the U.K -- The Depression in Europe -- It ends in war -- Timeline.

"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.

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