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Inquire and investigateFavreau, Marc
Summary: "Marc Favreau documents the Great Depression--a time when Americans from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear--and tells the incredible story of how they survived and, ultimately, thrived. This is the story of the Great Depression in the United States, from the sweeping consequences of the market collapse to the more personal stories of individuals and communities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.91 FAVHenriques, Diana B.
Summary: "Taming the Street tells the epic story of the FDR's battle to regulate Wall Street for the very first time in the wake of the Crash of 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression. Deeply reported and vividly told, it provides a trip back to a time when the power of concentrated wealth in America arguably exceeded that of the federal government. Roosevelt's campaign to curb the excesses of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 HENLüsted, Marcia Amidon
Summary: Introduces the Great Depression, inviting readers to investigate its causes, offering insights into daily life and how the economics of the time shaped politics, and discussing Roosevelt's New Deal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press, A division of Nomad Communications 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.917 LUSSummary: 1933. It is the fourth year of the Great Depression. For John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, it is the golden age of bank robbery. After serving a ten-year prison sentence, John Dillinger embarks on a cross-country bank-robbing spree with help from his associates: faithful driver Red Hamilton, cocky lookout Homer Van Meter, and murderous hothead Baby Face Nelson. He relocates to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2009
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY PUBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD PUBSummary: Mussolini observes giant 100K rally in Rome on anniversary of Fascist power;
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1929
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Krugman, Paul R.
Summary: Looks at financial crises that have plagued various economies around the world and uses this information to interpret today's financial upheaval and its implications for the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 KRUEichengreen, Barry J.
Summary: "There have been two global financial crises in the past century: the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession that began in 2008. Both featured loose credit, precarious real estate and stock market bubbles, suspicious banking practices, an inflexible monetary system, and global imbalances; both had devastating economic consequences. In both cases, people in the prosperous decade...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015