From one of the nations most respected economic commentators comes a fresh new interpretation of a crucial yet widely misunderstood moment in American history--the Great Depression. 16-page b&w photo insert.
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From one of the nations most respected economic commentators comes a fresh new interpretation of a crucial yet widely misunderstood moment in American history--the Great Depression. 16-page b&w photo insert.
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ravewing
Jan 27, 2011
The Great Depression: A Second Look
An excellently written, comprehensively documented history of the period opening up new vistas for thought and reflection. The author has succeeded beyond expectation to both hold the reader's interest and supply vital information often lacing in other studies of the period.
Mela
Apr 1, 2010
EXCELLENT
This is an EXCELLENT BOOK for anyone loving history or wanting to learn more about it. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it!!! I'm a history buff and I learned a LOt.
Ron Townsend
Jul 28, 2008
An Amity-ville lore
I am reading this book and I don't think it totally debunks FDR. Afterall his CCC made work out of nothing at all and producing 3 billion trees. Ms. Shlaes word for it was make-work which she saw as no real work at all. I disagree with that thought. For instance I go into a Starbucks during a lull in customers and watch a woman make work out of nothing at all. She is busy looking for work even when there is no customer to serve. I have always admired fellow workers that were actually looking for work to be done, work that was not requested but still made the work place a work place. On the other hand I have always thought that President Hoover got a bad rapt. When you consider his humanatarian work before he became President it is surprising that he happened to be in the office at the wrong time. I am really enjoying this book because Ms. Shlaes makes a hard job look easy. That's another quality that I liked in my fellow workers. They made hard jobs look easy. I am looking forward to finishing the book and getting a better analysis of the great Depression.
depressionchild
Sep 13, 2007
Forgotten man
As a child of the depression, many painful and not so painful memories were refreshed. Many of the insights expessed so well by the aurthor and their documentation were things I knew from childhood but could not debate due to the lack of documented facts at my disposal. Unfortunately, many of today's politicians still engage in class warfare and ignore the people who pay the bills and furnish the initiative to help keep a robust economy. This history should be considered a classic in years to come if the self proclaimed "I now what's better for you than you do but the laws I want to pass do not pertain to me" politicians do not prevail and put an end to the great demoratic capitalism experience.
