Great Depression Era

In depression era America, 1933, three men become unlikely friends on the hobo trail after being accused of crimes they didn't commit.

The Great Depression was not a crisis for capitalism but merely an example of the downturn part of the business cycle, which was generated by government intervention in the economy. Had this book appeared in the 1940s, it might have spared the world much grief. Even so, its appearance in 1963 meant that free-market advocates had their first full-scale treatment of this crucial subject.

Real recipes from the hard times — each one with its own story, its 1933 price, and an honest cost per serving in today's kitchen. Tired of "depression era" cookbooks that turn out to be the same church-cookbook recipes you already own? Been burned by a book of old recipes you couldn't actually cook — "bake in a quick oven" and no real temperature, no real measurements? Hunting for true meal stretchers to make everyday grocery money go further, not six recipes for veal and one for stewed squirrel? You are not imagining it. Most books that promise hard-times cooking hand you a stack of ...

The Great Depression was more than an economic collapse — it was a test of endurance, faith, and determination for millions of people across America and around the world. In this compelling and accessible history, Surviving the Great Depression takes readers on a journey through one of the most challenging eras of the twentieth century. Blending clear explanations with vivid storytelling, it explores not only the causes and consequences of the Depression but also the ways ordinary people coped, adapted, and found hope in the darkest of times. Inside, you’ll discover: The Stock Market ...

The greatest party in American history. The greatest crash. Two decades that built — and almost broke — the modern United States. Two manuscripts in one book: The Roaring ‘20s: An Enthralling Guide to a Decade of Decadent Consumerism, Lavish Parties, and Political Movements The Great Depression: An Enthralling Guide to the Worst Economic Downturn in the History of the Industrialized World What if the wildest party in American history ended in the worst economic disaster the world had ever seen? In just twenty years, America soared higher than any nation in history — and then fell ...

We live in uncertain economic times. The United States is facing the most significant unemployment rate since the Great Depression. What can we learn from those who lived through those troubling times? The depression-era frugality tips, tricks, and life-hacks are lessons that we in modern times can utilize. In my audiobook, Depression Era Frugality, I will show you how our grandparents and great-grandparents made it successfully through the Great Depression. You will learn how to become frugal in every aspect of life so that you can live life to the fullest.

Experience the gripping economic history of the 1929 market collapse and the extraordinary fight for human survival. When dazzling prosperity shattered overnight, an anxious world was plunged into a desperate struggle against mass unemployment and financial ruin. Perfect for your daily commute...

From the author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon—“Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt” (Chicago Tribune). This unforgettable true-life novel tells the story of an indomitable woman whose remarkable...

Kansas is blowing away. In the spring of 1934, Birdie Marsh drives back to her grandmother's farm outside Willow Creek with everything she owns in the truck bed, two daughters beside her on the seat, and a bank note coming due in six months she has no clear way to pay. The Townsend Farm has been sitting empty, the chicken coop home to fourteen hens and not much else. Birdie has the deed, the ground, and the conviction that her grandmother's farm is not going to be lost on her watch. What she builds from that beginning surprises even her. Starting with a dinner order she cannot fill alone, ...

Experience the gripping financial history of how 1920s prosperity shattered into an unprecedented global economic crisis. When rampant speculation and fragile banks collided, the resulting 1929 market crash triggered a catastrophic chain reaction that devastated ordinary citizens and world...

Harry S. Dent predicted our current economic crisis, and he foresees still more to come. He predicts that we are headed further towards a major depression reminiscent of Japan’s major recession more than a decade ago, from which their real estate market has yet to recover. With the current...

"Will Damron performs a meticulous, exact narration of Stashower’s work. He unpacks the background and history of the places and players with the calm and collected authority of an insider, yet exudes the excitement, confusion, and fear of outsiders when delivering numerous gruesome passages...

Famously neurotic comedian Richard Lewis finds himself on a gurney in the ER at the age of 44, hallucinating from excess cocaine use and his body poisoned by acute alcoholism. The same dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and inspired his best material had, it seemed, turned on him. In this very funny, deeply honest, and inspiring book, Lewis explores how he got there, how he finally got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis sober on a daily basis.

For a while, it seemed impossible to lose money on real estate. But then the bubble burst. The financial sector was paralyzed and the economy contracted. State and federal governments struggled to pay their domestic and foreign creditors. Washington was incapable of decisive action. The country seethed with political and social unrest. In America's First Great Depression, Alasdair Roberts describes how the United States dealt with the economic and political crisis that followed the Panic of 1837.

A Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller! The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it. The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history...

Embark on a culinary journey through the pages of this Depression-era cookbook with Riley Stone, a passionate home cook with a fascination for recipes that have endured the test of time. Rediscover the flavorful recipes that sustained generations during the Great Depression, celebrating resourcefulness, frugality, and the enduring spirit of the era. Explore a treasure trove of dishes, from hearty soups to comforting stews and timeless desserts. Each recipe is a taste of history, showcasing how humble ingredients were transformed into culinary masterpieces. Learn the secrets of Depression-...

The Great Depression was one of the most trying eras in American history. All aspects of the US were affected. After the stock market crash of 1929, the nation was thrust into a decade of turmoil and change - in government, the economy, and culture. Many of the changes brought about by the Great Depression remain today.

It’s 1936. A Chicago gangster returns to his hometown to find a city where crime still pays, but the rules have changed. Ed Egan, grieving widower and the number two man in a Chicago Irish American gang, reluctantly returns to his hometown, the hard-hit, vice-ridden, brutally exploited copper mining city of Butte, Montana. He was sent there by his boss, partner, and childhood friend to determine if their third partner, also a childhood friend, has been embezzling money from the partnership’s criminal operations in Butte. Egan’s orders are to kill the third partner if his hot-headed ...

In January of 1928 — two years before she met Clyde Barrow — a seventeen-year-old Dallas waitress named Bonnie Parker started a diary. A few pages in, the entries stop, because, she complained, nothing ever happened to her. This novel begins in that silence. There Is No Fair Country imagines the diary Bonnie kept when everything finally did — the private record behind the most famous outlaw love story in American history. It follows her from the café counter to the boy who looked at her like a compass finding north; to the Waco jail door with a smuggled pistol under her dress; ...

Pulitzer Prize–winning author and “one of our most talented biographers and historians” (The New York Times) David Maraniss delivers a “thoughtful, poignant, and historically valuable story of the Red Scare of the 1950s” (The Wall Street Journal) through the chilling yet affirming...