{"product_id":"the-depression-and-new-deal-a-history-in-documents-pages-from-history","title":"The Depression and New Deal: A History in Documents (Pages from History)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Depression and New Deal is a collection of primary sources documenting American life during the longest and deepest economic collapse in American history. From the prosperity and rampant consumerism of the 1920s  the book moves forward to cover the double shock of the stock market crash and dust bowl and then on to the recovery efforts of Roosevelts New Deal. Some of the most revealing testaments to the times-including songs by Woody Guthrie  articles from sources as diverse as Fortune magazine and the communist periodical New Masses  murals and posters sponsored by the Works Progress Administration  excerpts from literary classics such as The Grapes of Wrath and selections from Eleanor Roosevelts \"My Day\" column-have been assembled to provide a well-rounded portrait of the age. The battle among conflicting political and economic forces is brought to life with political cartoons  Roosevelts \"Forgotten Man\" radio address and first inaugural address  Supreme Court decisions  newspaper editorials  text from the National Labor Relations Act  and many other documents. Some of the most compelling elements of this history record the impact of the depression on ordinary people. The experiences of Americans of both sexes  all ages  and various racial and ethnic groups are explored through documents such as Farm Security Administration photographs  interviews  letters to the Roosevelts  and the memoirs of a \"southern white girl.\" A special section of Hollywood film stills demonstrates how the changing values of the nation were reflected in popular culture. Renowned historian Robert McElvaine provides expert commentary linking the documents into a fascinating and seamless narrative.  Textbooks may interpret history  but the books in the Pages from History series are history. Each title  compiled and edited by a prominent historian  is a collection of primary sources relating to a particular topic of historical significance. Documentary evidence including news articles  government documents  memoirs  letters  diaries  fiction  photographs  and facsimiles allows history to speak for itself and turns every reader into a historian. Headnotes  extended captions  sidebars  and introductory essays provide the essential context that frames the documents. All the books are amply illustrated and each includes a documentary picture essay  chronology  further reading  source notes  and index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968262139957,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195104935","price":72.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195104936.jpg?v=1770650572","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-depression-and-new-deal-a-history-in-documents-pages-from-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}