great depression, 1929-1939

In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes.

Describes what life was like for young people and their families during the harsh times of the Depression, from 1929 to the beginning of World War II.

A boy remembers his father's stories about life in East Texas during the Great Depression.

Text and illustrations survey the Great Depression, explaining its causes, describing the First and Second New Deals, relating its outcomes, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Portia Remini runs away from McGreavey's Home for Wayward Girls and joins a traveling wonder show to look for her missing father. Portia races to find her father before the evil director from the home finds her first.

In Depression-era Alabama, twelve-year-old Mary Bayliss Pettigrew struggles to understand why her beloved older brother, Leo, died and whether she, miraculously, survived for some special purpose.

Anecdotes, photographs, newspaper clippings, restaurant menus, and recipes relate the experiences of people who lived through the Great Depression.

Describes the stock market crash of October, 1929, and provides an overview of events leading to "Black Tuesday," as well its effects on families, the economy, and world politics.

Discusses events contributing to the stock market crash of 1929, the Great Depression that followed, and the steps that were taken to revive the nation.

Presents an introduction to the Great Depression of the 1930s discussing the economic boom of the 1920s to the depressions conclusion during World War II, how Americans survived after losing their jobs and what the United States government did to combat the effects of the depression.