economic conditions

Examines the topic of the Depression from the economic, historical, cultural, and social perspectives.

Title explores the history, politics and culture of South America, the world's fourth largest continent.

Explores the events surrounding the European Industrial Revolution and details its progression. Reveals how the continent was affected and charts the modern legacy of this event. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and additional reading sources.

Charts the rise of capitalism in the United States in the three decades following the end of the Civil War, discussing how influential men, including J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller, shaped the country and the economy with their ideas about money, wealth, and trade.

In the 1800s, the state of New York needed a solution to make the western end of the state near the Great Lakes more accessible. This is a brief account of how the Erie Canal came to be and the people involved in the creation.

A series of articles dealing with the changing economic, political, and social aspects of present-day Canada and the influence of an emerging spirit of nationalism.

Demonstrates how the American economy emerges in patterns of "irrationally exuberant" highs which lead to painful lows, providing examples of the worst practices and circumstances, and discusses market mechanisms, popular pressures, and the workings or failings of regulation.

Explores the 1930s in American history through an analysis of forty primary documents, on a variety of subjects including: The Great Depression, New Deal, programs, economic downturn and bank failures, Dust Bowl conditions, and the repeal of prohibition, in a variety of genres such as journals, letters, speeches, legislation, and court opinions.

"Offers in-depth critical analysis of 40 primary source documents important to this uproarious decade in American history. Articles begin by introducing readers to the historical context, followed by a description of the author's life and circumstances in which the document was written"--Provided by publisher.

You have applied for the job of an athlete in Ancient Greece. There's a lot to learn if you are going to compete in the games for the chance to win an Olympic crown. An interview at the end of the book will reveal if you have what it takes to be an Ancient Greek Athlete.