The hungry years : a narrative history of the Great Depression in America / T.H. Watkins.
The hungry years : a narrative history of the Great Depression in America / T.H. Watkins.
The hungry years : a narrative history of the Great Depression in America / T.H. Watkins.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
N973.916/5
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 587 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Prelude: Careening Down Main Street, 1929 -- Pt. I. In the Crucible -- Pt. II. Holding Up the Walls -- Pt. III. The Ploughland Curve -- Postlude: Dismantling the Dream, 1939.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The Hungry Years tells the story of the Great Depression through the eyes of the people who lived through it. Less concerned with the power brokers in Washington than with the daily struggles of ordinary people at the grassroots level across America, it draws on little-known oral histories, memoirs, local press, and scholarly monographs to capture...
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The hungry years : a narrative history of the Great Depression in America / T.H. Watkins.
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Notes
General note
"A Marian Wood book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [523]-555) and index.
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N973.916/5
Record Identifier
74VvELz2oM5A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvELz2oM5A
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ISBN
0805009175 (alk. paper)
9780805016758 (alk. paper)
0805016759 (alk. paper)
9780805009170 (alk. paper)
DDC
973.916
MMS ID
991011657049702626
