The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
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- ISBN: 9780066211701
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good background on recent American history
While the detail contained in Ms. Shlaes' book can seem daunting, the book reads well and provides some fascinating information. While the author covers well-known historical figures such as Andrew Mellon, Herbert Hoover, Wendell Wilkie, Henry...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 21, 2008 Type: User Review |
Five stars with reservations.
Overall I enjoyed the book a lot. Shlaes writes well and clearly. Her version of the Great Depression is original, unlike any other I have read; and I have read quite a few books on that subject.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
A mixed bag
One reviewer characterizes The Forgotten Man as a "party line polemic," while another says it is "not a polemic." I hold to the latter view, but am not sure this is a plus. Maybe we need a polemic (argument or controversial discussion) about...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
great book
This is a great book and has given me a new perspective on the players that formed the results of the great depression.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great story well told
I listen to the audio book version while driving from Jacksonville, Fl to Oklahoma City. It tells what appears to me a fair description of FDR handling of the problems of the Great Depression. It was a complicated situation that some programs had...
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