Presents an introduction to the Great Depression of the 1930s discussing the economic boom of the 1920s to the depressions conclusion during World War II, how Americans survived after losing their jobs and what the United States government did to combat the effects of the depression.
the untold story of those who survived the great American dust bowl
Egan, Timothy
Recounts the experiences of six families and they communities as they struggle to survive the dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains during the Great Depression.
Examines various aspects of World War II, looking at the conditions of the Great Depression in the years leading up to the conflict, and discussing the Holocaust, Hitler's underground bunker, and the Allied victory at Normandy.
During the Great Depression, Marshall, an African American boy, uses lessons learned in arithmetic class and guidance from his mother to figure out how many beans are in a jar in order to win her a new sewing machine in a contest.
In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
Before Kit can write a news story about an upcoming sold-out jazz concert, sinister pranks threaten to cancel the show and Kit is falsely accused of stealing a valuable trumpet.
In Depression-era Alabama, twelve-year-old Mary Bayliss Pettigrew struggles to understand why her beloved older brother, Leo, died and whether she, miraculously, survived for some special purpose.
Chronicles the presidential years between 1929 and 1949 and the domestic and global events that marked their administration including Roosevelt's New Deal policies, how the European and Pacific wars were fought, the Cold War, and the development of atomic weapons.
