The Great Depression for kids : hardship and hope in 1930s America : with 21 activities
Summary
"Have you ever wondered what it was like to live during the Great Depression? Perhaps you think of the stock market crash of 1929, unemployed workers standing in breadlines, and dust storms swirling on the Great Plains. But the 1930s were also a time when neighbors helped neighbors, librarians deliv... Full description
- Introduction: the mystery of the migrant family
- The 1920s: roaring toward a crash
- America looks to its leaders for help
- Broken cities and bread lines-urban life
- Droughts, dust storms, and pest plagues-rural life
- Growing up in tough times
- Helping hands and a "New Deal" awaken hope
- Finding fun in gloomy times
- Epilogue: hardship and hope.