Depression Era Memoirs
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1932
- The Rise of Hitler and FDR - Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny
- By: David Pietrusza
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Two Depression-battered nations confronted destiny in 1932, going to the polls in their own way to anoint new leaders, to rescue their people from starvation and hopelessness. America would elect a Congress and a president - ebullient aristocrat Franklin Roosevelt or tarnished "Wonder Boy" Herbert Hoover. Decadent, divided Weimar Germany faced two rounds of bloody Reichstag elections and two presidential contests - doddering reactionary Paul von Hindenburg against rising radical hate-monger Adolf Hitler.
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What a waste of time
- By Pam Sullivan on 07-06-19
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1932
- The Rise of Hitler and FDR - Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-30-19
- Language: English
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Two Depression-battered nations confronted destiny in 1932, going to the polls in their own way to anoint new leaders, to rescue their people from starvation and hopelessness. America would elect a Congress and a president....
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uphill all the way
- A memoir of a depression era family, their trials, tribulations and triumphs.
- By: James Sloter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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“It was near the end of February 1944. A light snow was falling as our family of six and a dog started out in our 1935 Ford. The tires were almost bald and there was a third of the steering wheel missing. The trailer behind was a modified shell of a travel trailer. It was loaded with the bare necessities to set up housekeeping nearly two thousand miles away. We were moving from Kanawha, Iowa to Yakima, Washington to seek our fortune picking fruit in the fruit-rich Yakima Valley.” UPHILL ALL THE WAY, a collection of sixty-seven short stories, is a first hand account of the life of the ...
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uphill all the way
- A memoir of a depression era family, their trials, tribulations and triumphs.
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-26-24
- Language: English
- “It was near the end of February 1944. A light snow was falling as our family of six and a dog started out in our 1935 Ford. The tires were ...
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Daughter of the White River
- Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta (True Crime)
- By: Denise White Parkinson
- Narrated by: S. J. Tucker
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas' White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. Join author Denise Parkinson for an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten - despite her unmarked grave.
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Take me to the River
- By Chet Kemp on 10-18-19
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Daughter of the White River
- Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta (True Crime)
- Narrated by: S. J. Tucker
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-02-19
- Language: English
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The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas' White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom....
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Little Shoes
- The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family's Secret
- By: Pamela Everett
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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In the summer of 1937, a California crime stunned an already grim nation. Three little girls were lured away from a neighborhood park to unthinkable deaths. After a frantic week-long manhunt for the killer, a suspect emerged. Justice was swift, and the condemned man was buried away with the horrifying story. But decades later, Pamela Everett, a lawyer and former journalist, starts digging, following up a cryptic comment her father once made about losing two of his sisters. Everett unearths a truly historic legal case that included the genesis of modern sex offender laws and the last man sentenced to hang in California.
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Masterful presentation of secrets and crime case!
- By deb on 05-31-18
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Little Shoes
- The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family's Secret
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 05-29-18
- Language: English
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In the summer of 1937, a California crime stunned an already grim nation. Three little girls were lured away from a neighborhood park to unthinkable deaths. After a frantic week-long manhunt for the killer, a suspect emerged....
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Terror in the City of Champions
- Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Era Detroit
- By: Tom Stanton
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group was executing a wicked plan of terror, murdering enemies, flogging associates, and contemplating armed rebellion. The Legion boasted tens of thousands of members across the Midwest, among them politicians and prominent citizens - even, possibly, a beloved athlete.
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Interesting stories but oversold
- By Theron Schultz on 09-15-18
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Terror in the City of Champions
- Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Era Detroit
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 12-06-16
- Language: English
- Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion....
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Pretty Boy Floyd: The Notorious Life and Death of the Depression Era Outlaw
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Pretty Boy Floyd was a perplexing character as abhorred as he was revered. To the feds, Pretty Boy Floyd was a venomous, manipulative scoundrel who was egregiously lionized as an antihero with a heart of gold. A career bank robber supposedly associated with up to 40 bank robberies, his face would soon be plastered on the 1934 poster of the FBI's Most Wanted alongside John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Alvin Karper.
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Pretty Boy Floyd: The Notorious Life and Death of the Depression Era Outlaw
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-28-19
- Language: English
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Pretty Boy Floyd was a perplexing character as abhorred as he was revered. To the feds, Pretty Boy Floyd was a venomous, manipulative scoundrel who was egregiously lionized as an antihero with a heart of gold. A career bank robber supposedly associated with up to 40 bank robberies....
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The Kidnap Years
- The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America
- By: David Stout
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America - parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one surefire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping. The Kidnap Years is a thoughtfully reported pause-resister that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable.
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Very informative
- By Anonymous User on 08-12-22
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The Kidnap Years
- The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 06-30-20
- Language: English
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The Kidnap Years is a gritty, visceral, thoughtfully reported pause-resister that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable....
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Machine Gun Kelly
- The Notorious Life and Crimes of the Depression Era Gangster
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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Veteran bootlegger. Prolific bank robber. Kidnapper extraordinaire. Ruthless criminal mastermind. With a nickname as hardcore as George “Machine Gun” Kelly's, it should come as no surprise that such terms are frequently associated with him. Eighty-six years may have come and gone since his death, but this Depression-era mobster's name and legacy are still as relevant as ever. You will learn about Machine Gun Kelly like never before.
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Machine Gun Kelly
- The Notorious Life and Crimes of the Depression Era Gangster
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Release date: 02-11-19
- Language: English
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Veteran bootlegger. Prolific bank robber. Kidnapper extraordinaire. Ruthless criminal mastermind. With a nickname as hardcore as George “Machine Gun” Kelly's, it should come as no surprise that such terms are frequently associated with him....
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