The Great Depression

by Burg, David F.

• ISBN13: 9780816030958
• ISBN10: 0816030952
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Compiles a history of the Great Depression, including the events that led up to it and the New Deal that followed, with chronologies, personal narratives, and documents.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iv
The Eyewitness History Series	v
Preface	vi
Introduction	viii
Prelude to Crisis: 1919-1928	1	(42)
Fateful Year on Wall Street: 1929	43	(20)
The Failure of Optimism: 1930-1933	63	(42)
The First New Deal: 1933-1934	105	(42)
The Second New Deal: 1935-1936	147	(36)
Storms Gather Abroad: 1937-1938	183	(52)
The Emerging War: 1939-1941	235	(72)
Appendix A: List of Documents	307	(28)
Appendix B: Biographies of Major Personalities	335	(32)
Bibliography	367	(12)
Index	379