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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.916
EAN: 9780060936426
ISBN: 0060936428
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: June 01, 2008
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Sales Rank: 44
Studio: Harper Perennial
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In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today.
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Rating:  - Good Thesis but Tough Read
The author does a great job expounding her theory that World War II ended the great depression and FDR's New Deal only helped prolong it. With plenty of examples of flamboyant socialist policies, overzealous prosecutions, and the unconstitutional court packing plan, she certainly makes a good case. This work, however, is pretty dense and can be hard to get through at times. This book would make an excellent source for an Economics class, but could be a little much for the average reader looking for ... Read More
Rating: - too many names
This book has a great title and seems like it should be in-depth history.Unfortunately it's a barrage of names that seems to never complete a thought.I couldn't figure out what the author was getting at in most chapters.I wanted to read about cause and effect when it comes to the depression, the stock market, inflation and deflation, FDR's programs, trade, and common people's decisions and lives.Instead I got the attendance at a zillion meetings and the destinations of politicians trips.
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Rating: - She's Right:We Did It
I was interested in reading another history of the Great Depression, having only read a single book on the subject, John Kenneth Galbraith's, 'The Great Crash: 1929'. Amity Shlaes' book was highly recommended by many authoritative sources as well-suited to the non-expert in economics who is interested in understanding the conditions which lead to the Depression, those factors that perpetuated it and, more particularly, what steps, if any, might be taken to avoid a repetition of those sorrowful ... Read More
Rating:  - Must read before going to the polls this Nov!
I will admit, the first few chapters are rough going if just for the shear number of characters you're being introduced to. The author has taken a strictly chronological approach to presenting her material. Because of that, characters come and go, some disappear for so many pages only to return and you're asking yourself "Where do I know that name?" Perhaps an introduction -- chronology not withstanding -- of the major players may have given this book an easier start. But persevere! I started reading ... Read More
Rating: - Every American Should Read This Book
Amity Shlaes has written a timely and provocative book.As our presidential election nears, one can hear Republicans and Democrats alike arguing for more government action, more government-sponsored bailouts, more government intrusion into the market.As one commentator recently mentioned, it seems that we're on a course further toward the left ... no matter whom we elect.A big part of the left's mythology is predicated upon forced charity founded upon ever-increasing taxation in order to give a better ... Read More
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