Hardship & Hope

By Victoria Sherrow

After setting the social, political, and economic context of the Depression, Sherrow describes the stock market crash and the chain reaction it set off in the economy. Millions experienced unexpected poverty. First-person accounts, including some by young people, help readers understand what life was like during these years. The author also describes how Americans perceived events abroad -- such as the rise of fascism and imperialism, Hitler's rise and the Spanish Civil War -- in the midst of their own troubles. The book ends with a discussion of the indelible mark historians have said the Depression left on the psyche of the nation and of the new relationship that has evolved between government and citizens since then.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805041788
• ISBN13: 9780805041781
• Release Date: January 1854
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12