While most narratives of the Great Depression chronicle the pain and struggles of the common folk, this account takes a drastically different approach--telling stories of health and happiness in the 1930s. In Australia, as in most of the world, the Great Depression obliterated jobs, bank balances, and, by all accounts, optimism. When Potts interviewed Australians who remembered the period, however, he found that many spoke with surprising affection, recalling that it seemed "people were happier then." In this lively social ...
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While most narratives of the Great Depression chronicle the pain and struggles of the common folk, this account takes a drastically different approach--telling stories of health and happiness in the 1930s. In Australia, as in most of the world, the Great Depression obliterated jobs, bank balances, and, by all accounts, optimism. When Potts interviewed Australians who remembered the period, however, he found that many spoke with surprising affection, recalling that it seemed "people were happier then." In this lively social history, the author displays a unique perspective not only on the Great Depression but also on what brings happiness. Archives, official statistics, and the firsthand accounts of more than 1,200 survivors prove that, despite the reality of the struggle, there are compelling tales of resilience and happiness even among those who were lost, poor, and unemployed.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. viii, 421pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. Near new. After his students interviewed over 1200 survivors of the Great Depression, and the author himself trawled through many first person acounts, it became evident that the adverse impacts of the Depression had been over-emphasised-that good things happened in the 1930s which the Depression itself did not undermine, and to which it might even have contributed.
