rancher89
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http://mandelman.ml-implode.com/2010/01/books-ive-loved-reading/
snippet from review:
"As you read this book, you discover what was going on during our country’s slide into the abyss of depression… what the press was saying… what government was saying… what regular people were saying… and what Roth thought of the different views. And as you discover what was happening at one time or another, you’ll find yourself thinking how what you’ve just read could have been written today exactly as it was then. Talk about history coming to life.
You’ll also learn things they just don’t teach in school about the 1930s. You’ll learn that the depression was a FORECLOSURE CRISIS, for one thing. And you’ll learn how Americans came to distrust and even hate the bankers that cut themselves sweetheart deals, while leaving the regular people to fend for themselves.
You’ll learn how dangerous it was to live in America’s towns and cities during the Great Depression years. The curfews, the crime, the farmers who had shootouts with law enforcement… and won! The judge that was pulled from his courtroom and almost hanged for refusing to stop the foreclosures that were affecting 40 percent of the homes in some parts of the country."
snippet from review:
"As you read this book, you discover what was going on during our country’s slide into the abyss of depression… what the press was saying… what government was saying… what regular people were saying… and what Roth thought of the different views. And as you discover what was happening at one time or another, you’ll find yourself thinking how what you’ve just read could have been written today exactly as it was then. Talk about history coming to life.
You’ll also learn things they just don’t teach in school about the 1930s. You’ll learn that the depression was a FORECLOSURE CRISIS, for one thing. And you’ll learn how Americans came to distrust and even hate the bankers that cut themselves sweetheart deals, while leaving the regular people to fend for themselves.
You’ll learn how dangerous it was to live in America’s towns and cities during the Great Depression years. The curfews, the crime, the farmers who had shootouts with law enforcement… and won! The judge that was pulled from his courtroom and almost hanged for refusing to stop the foreclosures that were affecting 40 percent of the homes in some parts of the country."
