The hungry years : a narrative history of the Great Depression in America

The hungry years : a narrative history of the Great Depression in America / T.H. Watkins.

"The Hungry Years tells the story of the Great Depression through the eyes of the people who lived through it. It draws on little-known oral histories, memoirs, local press, and scholarly monographs to capture the voices of men and women in a time of extreme crisis."--Publisher description...

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Main Author: Watkins, T. H. (Tom H.), 1936-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt & Co., 2000.
Edition:1st Holt paperbacks ed.
Subjects:
Depressions > 1929 > United States.
Depressions > 1929 > United States > Personal narratives.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
United States > History > 1933-1945.
United States > History > 1919-1933.
United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945.
United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
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Summary:"The Hungry Years tells the story of the Great Depression through the eyes of the people who lived through it. It draws on little-known oral histories, memoirs, local press, and scholarly monographs to capture the voices of men and women in a time of extreme crisis."--Publisher description.
Item Description:Originally published in hardcover in 1999 by Henry Holt and company.--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:xvi, 587 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [523]-555) and index.
ISBN:0805065067 (pbk.)
9780805065060 (pbk.)

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