In the twenty-five years since its publication, critics and scholars have praised historian Robert McElvaine’s sweeping and authoritative history of the Great Depression as one of the best and most readable studies of the era.

Here, from the respected historian Edmund O. Stillman, are the stories of The Great Depression, the 1930s, and an American people defined by their resilience in the face of debilitating despair.

The essays in this volume present a uniquely coherent view of the economic causes and worldwide propagation of the depression.

"Describes the people and events of the Great Depression.

This 1988 book focusses on why the American economy failed to recover from the downturn of 1929-33.

Explains what caused the Great Depression and how presidents Hoover and Roosevelt dealt with the situation, discusses the social conditions of the United States at this time, and presents the key people involved with rebuilding America.

Finally, the factors that ended the Depression are examined. This book will appeal to economists, historians, and those interested in business conditions who would like to know more about the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

A look at how the Great Depression changed the lives of individuals.

By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history.

Unlike views of Depression life "from the bottom up" that rely on recollections recorded several decades later, this book captures the daily anguish of people during the thirties.