Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression, (Paperback)

from Othemts

I'll start off by saying that this wasn't this book I was expecting as I was looking for more of the experience of everyday life in the Great Depression. Upon reflection that would probably be labeled a social history, which is probably obvious to most people, but I thought it worth mentioning in...

from marshapetry

This will probably be a great book to pHD students in literature and history etc. but this book is not a general cultural history of the Depression... it's more like a pHD thesis of The Contrast and Comparison on (various author's books and movies who write about) the depression in Morris Dickste...

from eenerd

An exhaustive look at the publishing and entertainment industries, literature, film, radio, and their audiences just prior to and during the United States' Great Depression. Explains and explores the various writers and other artists and performers who exemplified and flourished during this time,...

from Juva

A detailed and exhaustive history of the culture of the Great Depression. Focusing on popular literature and going on to examine music, movies, and other entertainment forms, the author gives a solid portrayal of the prevailing fantasies that kept a generation going through the hardest times. Th...