Meltzer, Milton

A documented account of the growth of the American labor movement from the Civil War to World War I. Examines labor conditions resulting from the change to mass production in mine, mill, and railroad; child labor; women workers; tenement life and sweatshops as contrasted to the life of the rich in the Gilded Age; and the strikes that made the union a permanent institution.

Archival footage and photographs depict the harsh realities of the Great Depression and its international political repercussions. Produced as if today's date were July 29, 1932 , this documentary explores such topics as the booming economy of the l920s, the causes of the stock market crash of 1929, and the effects of the Depression on everyday life in America and Europe.

A documented account of the growth of the American labor movement from the Civil War to World War I. Examines labor conditions resulting from the change to mass production in mine, mill, and railroad; child labor; women workers; tenement life and sweatshops as contrasted to the life of the rich in the Gilded Age; and the strikes that made the union a permanent institution.

With eyewitness accounts and news stories, this is a detailed and revealing look at the stock market crash of 1929 and at the Great Depression which followed.