The 1930s Decade in Photos: Depression and Hope

by Jim Corrigan

Book Overview

Poignant photographs and high-interest text are used to illustrate how the Great Depression hit America like a mighty storm. Millions of workers lost their jobs. Families were forced to scrounge for food. It was the worst economic tragedy in American history. The nation forged ahead. A new president promised a New Deal for America. Franklin D. Roosevelt told Americans that they had nothing to fear but fear itself. He fought tirelessly to end the Great...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766031322
• ISBN13: 9780766031326
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12