Forgotten Man A New History of the Great Depression

Name: Forgotten Man A New History of the Great Depression
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ISBN: 9780060936426

ISBN-10: 0060936428

ISBN-13: 9780060936426

Edition: N/A

Authors: Amity Shlaes

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In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today.

Book details

List price: $18.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.15" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Amity Ruth Shlaes (born September 10, 1960) is an American author and columnist from New York, who writes about politics and economics.



Cast of Characters


Timeline


Introduction



The Beneficent Hand



The Junket



The Accident



The Hour of the Vallar



The Experimenter



A River Utopia



A Year of Prosecutions



The Chicken Versus the Eagle



Roosevelt's Wager



Mellon's Gift



Roosevelt's Revolution



The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt



Black Tuesday, Again



"Brace Up, America"



Willkie's Wager


Coda


Afterword to the Paperback Edition


Acknowledgments


Bibliographic Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index