Describes the 1929 stock market crash with emphasis on the nine most important days between September 3 and November 13. Discusses briefly the causes and effects of the crash.
A reprint of the 1972 memoir, told in the voice of a young boy, of the author's experiences growing up in the Marion area of southern Illinois during the Great Depression.
A photographic chronicle of the 1930s, discussing radio, the Depression, Franklin Roosevelt, labor and entertainment, and other topics relevant to the decade.
Photographs and text tell the story of a decade of challenge and change, discussing the economic crash of 1929 and the resulting social and political reforms, from federal programs such as Social Security to local grass-roots movements.
Twelve-year-old Sadie promises that she will always be Wilma's best friend when their families leaves drought-stricken Missouri in 1933, but once in Texas, Sadie learns that she must try to make a new home--and new friends, too.
Describes the plight of the migrant workers who traveled from the Dust Bowl to California during the Depression and were forced to live in a federal labor camp and discusses the school that was built for their children.
