The Great Depression: America 1929-1941

The Great Depression: America, – (ISBN ) is a history of the Great Depression by acclaimed historian Robert S. McElvaine .
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In a new introduction, McElvaine draws striking parallels between the roots of the Great Depression and the economic meltdown that followed in the wake of the credit crisis of He also examines the resurgence of anti-regulation free market ideology, beginning in the Reagan era, and argues that some economists and politicians revised history and ignored the lessons of the Depression era. Read more Read less. Prime Book Box for Kids. Add both to Cart Add both to List. One of these items ships sooner than the other. Buy the selected items together This item: America by Robert S.

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Unbound Worlds Exploring the science fiction and fantasy universe. Stay in Touch Sign up. We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later. A good read for those interested in politics and economics, it will enlarge your understanding of these two subjects. Feb 24, Sara W rated it it was ok Shelves: Due to the current economic crisis, I decided to give this book another try. What seemed boring a few years ago seems pretty damn relevant now!

I did not finish this book. I was looking for a social history about the Great Depression and this was more of a political history, so I found it pretty boring. Feb 08, Billy rated it liked it Shelves: Still, Hoover pioneered programs for business and agriculture relief, although in these forms the federal government did more organizing than intervening. McElvaine uses letters from ordinary Americans to show how much they supported Roosevelt.

With the Great Depression came a new acceptance of cooperation between workers and intellectuals that could not occur in the s.

American workers, confused at the prolonged Depression and in shock that so much wealth could be lost, blamed themselves. Most were reluctant to seek help from the government. By , resentment displaced self-blame. Soon, relief recipients felt entitled.

He primarily compares the s with the s and s to show just how much the New Deal Era has drastically changed American life. First, he notes that the stock market crash of , while only a blip on the economic radar, accounted for a greater single day loss than any day of the Great Depression. He argues that America did not plummet into depression in the 80s because of Republican deficit spending which far exceeded any deficit spending of previous Republican administrations.

Next, consumption has become so engrained in the American way of life that after the crash, nobody recoiled from consumption as they did in the s. Except, of course, Reagan did not spend on social programs, make a clean break with liberalism. Reagan and Hamilton loved to pay back interest payments, because those payments went to the American rich. Taxes then transfer wealth from the middle class to the rich. This is exactly what happened during the s. Major differences between the 30s and 90s are - End of Communism - Rise of Consumption without hesitation - Deficit spending even by Republicans Sep 23, Ryan rated it it was amazing.

This was a great history of the Great Depression. I've previously read the first two volumes of Arthur Schlesinger's famous "Age of Roosevelt" series, but found it hard to read and process. This book, however, served as an even better overview. The author dives into popular literature and films of the era to build a na This was a great history of the Great Depression. The author dives into popular literature and films of the era to build a narrative of the public's changing values, from competition-based acquisitive individualism in the Roaring Twenties to cooperation-based economic moralism which he differentiates very nicely from the communism and socialism ideologies that conservatives of the time feared were FDR's real goals.

This book also paints great portraits of the leading figures of the times: Calvin Coolidge, aloof, uninvolved, and happy during the great speculation-boom of the mid-'20s; Herbert Hoover, the dumbstruck pragmatist, whose attempts at economic rescue as the Depression started were forgotten and took most of the blame for Harding's and Coolidge's negligences; and Franklin Roosevelt, the skillful politician with a paternalistic streak, pragmatic, always tinkering, charming and warm-hearted, and smart enough to gauge the public's mood and jump in front of it.

The author describes how the FDR administration and the New Deal saved capitalism from the shock of its worst excesses by being pragmatic, and not ideologically rigid. It ends by concluding that nothing the New Deal did ever cured the Depression which only ended with the start of World War II , but that the emerging values of Depression-era America laid the groundwork for the U. The stock market fell another points today. Apr 28, Gregory Blecha added it Shelves: What struck me is that Shlaes' approach seems to be "top-down" while McElvaine's approach is "bottom-up".

McElvaine sprinkles into his text the correspondence from ordinary Americans to the Roosevelts; the language is rich, heartfelt, evocative, and infuses the text with a deep sense of melancholy. Shlaes focuses more on the major players, people in a position of power, thought leaders. Both authors approach the topic of the New Deal from diametric economic and political camps. McElvaine's commentary is definitely biased toward a liberal belief in government. His swipes at President Reagan may seem anachronistic I believe the book was published in the early eighties, and then re-published in the early nineties so Reagan-bashing may have been more au courant at the time, but now it seems like cheap jabs.

Fortunately, these remarks are not too distracting. Shlaes makes a strong case that the New Deal was concident to the easing of the economic downturn, while McElvaine plays both sides - he attributes the New Deal as "saving capitalism" but as having little influence on ending the Depression. Both books emphasize the experimental nature of FDR's attempts at righting the economy, and ascribe much of the direction of the New Deal to political rather than economic forces. Both books are required reading for the student who wishes to understand how America changed from the Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression.

Jan 04, Tom Hill rated it really liked it. This book is well written and very interesting. My only complaint is that the author is obviously a liberal democrat and all his analysis of the people and events of this time are filtered through this ideology. Liberal, or progressive is good, conservative is bad and the root of all evil. Although he makes some good points, his lack of a balanced approach makes most of his conclusions less than convincing.

He doe This book is well written and very interesting. He does, however, seemed to have found a believer in the current White House occupant. Let us hope it does not take another World War to achieve for the economy what his policies have not. Oct 14, Samsung rated it it was amazing Shelves: Feb 21, Debbie Carlson rated it really liked it. I am reviewing the original version written in the 80s. It was a book I was supposed to have read in my college political history class.

I actually didn't read it then, but kept the book believing I would some day. And so I finally did. It was a fascinating read. I enjoyed the different viewpoints of the great depression from the various politicians to the average person to those from other nations. The author injects his opinions as well as other expert opinions. He doesn't hide his liberal tho I am reviewing the original version written in the 80s.

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He doesn't hide his liberal thoughts and at times takes some good jabs at Reagan. I didn't agree with everything, for example, the idea that people tire of social programs and vote out politicians who advocate to the poor. I think it only looks that way on the surface. The conservatives have always fought against social programs, even fighting against FDR in all legislation to help the poor in the midst of the great depression. The author even mentioned that fact in the book. Also, people want change no matter what it is in politics. They hate change in the rest of their life, but their government must always be in constant change, I think because people are never satisfied with the state of the current government.

I learned a lot from this book and will be looking at other books written by this author. Jun 09, Corban Ford rated it really liked it. A very even, thorough, and readable account of one of the the greatest economic crisis ever. From the beginning in all the way to it's effective finish in , McElvaine looks at the depression from a broad lens, analyzing its effects from a cultural, political and historical standpoint.

This is one of the classic studies of the Great Depression and one that I enjoyed reflecting on.

The Great Depression: America, 1929-1941

Aug 18, Jim Dowdell rated it it was ok. Extremely detailed, sometimes a little too much. Learned a lot about The Great Depression that I did not know before. Jan 05, Jerry Smith rated it liked it Shelves: I've been meaning to read more history of the US for ever - probably something that I should continue to do for ever as well as there is always more to learn and different angles to examine.