The Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929-1933

by Lisa L. Ossian

To many rural Iowans, the stock market crash on New York's Wall Street in October 1929 seemed an event far removed from their lives, even though the effects of the crash became all too real throughout the state. From 1929 to 1933, the enthusiastic faith that most Iowans had in Iowan President Herbert Hoover was transformed into bitter disappointment with the federal government. As a result, Iowans directly questioned their leadership at the state,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826219462
• ISBN13: 9780826219466
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5