Critical Perspectives on the Great Depression (Critical Anthologies of Nonfiction Writing)

The Great Depression generally conjures up images of black and white photos from a forgotten time. We know it was a dark era in the life of America and its citizens, but we don't feel the immediate desperation that absorbed the country so completely such as stockbrokers committing suicide and Americans starving. Critical Perspectives on the Great Depression presents newspaper and magazine articles, speeches, radio addresses, and other primary source writings, as well as the reporting of John Steinbeck, to fully capture the devastating impact the Depression had on this nation. Read more