A Nation in Torment: The Great American Depression, 1929-1939International in scope, this series of non-fiction trade paperbacks offers books that explore the lives, customs and thoughts of peoples and cultures around the world. This is the story of the American Depression between 1929 and 1939. |
Contents
PREFACE TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION | ix |
PREFACE | xv |
THE END OF THE OLD WALDORFASTORIA | 17 |
Copyright | |
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