great depression, 1929-1939

Presents a collection of primary sources documenting life during the Depression and New Deal era.

This book describes the United States during the time of the Great Depression and the time of World War II and its aftermath.

In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle enlists her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper, inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.

Ninety-year-old Jacob Jankowski is haunted by memories of his life as a young veterinarian for a circus during the Great Depression, recalling the bond he developed with Rosie, the show's troubled elephant, and Marlena, the star of the equestrian act who was married to August, who the head animal trainer.

Jessie, a young girl living in the Oklahoma dust bowl during the Depression, tries to tame a wild dog and help her father recover from a nervous breakdown.

Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the Depression experience racial antagonisms and hard times, but learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need.

In the middle of the Great Depression, Lennie and George find work on the Tyler Ranch, planning on saving towards a place of their own, but their plan is disrupted when Lennie gets into trouble with the owner's son and his unhappy wife.

Jake narrates the story of his family's life in the Oklahoma dust bowl and the journey from their ravaged farm to California during the Great Depression.

Young Cassie Logan endures humiliation and witnesses the horrors of a KKK cross-burning rampage before she fully understands the importance her family places on having land of their own.

A collection of documents that provide insight into the realities of American life during the Great Depression, including song lyrics, magazine articles, murals and posters, excerpts from literary works, political cartoons, news stories, photographs, interviews, and letters.