What was the Great Depression?

Resource Information

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Label

What was the Great Depression?

Statement of responsibility

by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Dede Putra

Creator

• Pascal, Janet B

Contributor

• Putra, Dede, (Illustrator)

Author

• Pascal, Janet B

Illustrator

• Putra, Dede, (Illustrator)

Subject

• United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature
• Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile literature
• United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

"On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market the system that controls money in America plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both and ended up in shantytowns called Hoovervilles named for the president at the time of the crash. By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history. Now it is represented clearly and with 80 illustrations in our What Was ? series."--Provided by publisher

Member of

• What was--?

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.917

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Age: 8-12
• 790L

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

E806

LC item number

.P3557 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

What was--?

Target audience

juvenile