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Forgotten Man A New History of the Great Depression

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ISBN-10: 0066211700

ISBN-13: 9780066211701

Edition: 2007

Authors: Amity Shlaes

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It's difficult today to imagine how America survived the Great Depression. Only through the stories of the common people who struggled during that era can we really understand how the nation endured. These are the people at the heart of Amity Shlaes's insightful and inspiring history of one of the most crucial events of the twentieth century. In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. Rejecting the old emphasis on the New Deal, she turns to the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how through brave leadership they helped establish the steadfast…    
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Book details

List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/12/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.49" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

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