The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

from GreyGhost

While a very interesting read, as a non-American, I can't help feeling that the book rather misses the point: The Great Depression lasted for years, and the policies of FDR, as split-personality as they might have been, managed to avoid bread riots and starvation on a national scale. In a time pe...

from Angelic55blonde

This is a good book about the Great Depression and what American leaders, such as FDR, did to combat it. The only problem I had with this book was that it didn't seem to have many "new" ideas like the second half of the title claimed. It did have newer ideas but I have read them (or some version ...

from trek520

If you want to understand where the foundations of our modern day welfare system comes from then you'll want to read this book.

from santhony

I purchased this work in the form of audiotapes for consumption during my travels. I found it to be a comprehensive and moderately entertaining look at the Great Depression, the political figures involved during the period and the various programs rolled out in an effort to stem the rampant econo...

from santhony

I purchased this work in the form of audiotapes for consumption during my travels. I found it to be a comprehensive and moderately entertaining look at the Great Depression, the political figures involved during the period and the various programs rolled out in an effort to stem the rampant econo...