great depression, 1929-1939

Graphic novel presentation of the 1920s and the Great Depression in the United States.

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.

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 the Great Depression, including the events leading up to it, what it was like during that time, and how the New Deal revived the economy.

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.

Presents a short history of the Great Depression, and discusses the stock market crash of 1929, unemployment, pre-war and war years, and more.

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.

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.

Deza Malone, the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, accompanies her mother and older brother on a trip to find her father, an African American man who left to find work after the Great Depression hit. They end up in a Hooverville outside of Flint, Michigan, and her brother attempts to be a performer while Deza and her mother search for a home.

Nine-year-old Kit Kittredge experiences many hardships but responds to the challenge when her father's business closes due to the Depression and they turn the family home into a boarding house.