The Great Depression (Witness to History)

Harris, Nathaniel

ISBN 10: 1403445680 ISBN 13: 9781403445681

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree, 2003

What was it like to lose all the money you had saved? What was it like to live in a shantytown? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back in time to the Great Depression. See history through the eyes of those who lived it. Hear how on October 24, 1929, a day called Black Thursday sent Wall Street into disastrous decline. Discover what it was like in Germany when a month’s salary couldn’t buy more than a cup of coffee. Find out how it felt to have to pile all of your possessions onto a truck and head across the country in search of work.

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About the Author:

Nathaniel Harris is a Heinemann-Raintree author.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up A well-rounded account of the 1930s in the U.S., Britain, and continental Europe. Harris uses biographies, with accompanying background information, of people who were either victims, witnesses, protesters, saviors, or cultural leaders during the tumultuous era: such notables as authors Studs Terkel and Christopher Isherwood, reporter William L. Shirer, propagandist Joseph Goebbels, and artist-photographer Ben Shahn are among the subjects of the 14 biographies presented. Prolific use is made of quotations from the biographees' own words and other primary sources. Furthermore, the text is profusely illustrated with well-chosen, informative black-and-white reproductions of contemporary photographs, cartoons, posters, and other artwork. A helpful glossary, short chronology, reading list of adult titles, and useful index are appended. A few unexplained Briticisms are sprinkled throughout, but they don't mar this well-written book. David A. Lindsey, Lakewood Junior/Senior High School, Wash.
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