The incredible true story of how real people weathered one of the most turbulent periods in American history—the Great Depression—and emerged triumphant.
From the sweeping consequences of the stock market crash to the riveting stories of individuals and communities caught up in a real American dystopia, discover how the country we live in today was built in response to a time when people from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear.
Meet fascinating historical characters like Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, Dorothea Lange, Walter White, and Mary McLeod Bethune. See what life was like for regular Americans as the country went from the highs of the Roaring Twenties to the lows of the Great Depression, before bouncing back again during World War II. Explore pivotal scenes such as the creation of the New Deal, life in the Dust Bowl, the sit-down strikes in Michigan, the Scottsboro case, and the rise of Father Coughlin.
Packed with photographs and firsthand accounts, and written with a keen understanding of the upheaval of the 1930s, Crash shares the incredible story of how America survived—and, ultimately, thrived.
ISBN-13: 9780316545877
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Little - Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 05-07-2024
Pages: 256
Age Range: 10 - 18 Years
Marc Favreau is the acclaimed author of Crash: The Great Depression and the Fall and Rise of America,Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia, Attacked! Pearl Harbor and the Day War Came to America, and (with Michael Eric Dyson) Unequal: A Story of America. Favreau is also the director of editorial projects at The New Press. He lives with his family in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Prologue ix
Part 1 Fall
Chapter 1 Dystopia, USA 1
Chapter 2 The Unluckiest President 23
Part 2 Rise
Chapter 3 It Takes Two 45
Chapter 4 Pushing Back 59
Chapter 5 The Revolutionary 75
Chapter 6 A New World 95
Part 3 Setback
Chapter 7 Dark Clouds 115
Chapter 8 The Blind Spot 129
Chapter 9 Enemies 147
Part 4 Victory
Chapter 10 A War to Defeat the Depression 163
Acknowledgments 181
Source Notes 183
Bibliography 195
Selected Primary Sources 199
Timeline of the Great Depression 207
Great Depression Glossary 211
Index 215
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