false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182531548m/1289617.jpg 1289617 6 <p> In <i>The Forgotten Man</i>, 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. </p> 167459 5 7 2007 The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression total:499|5:121|4:208|3:113|2:42|1:15| 499 1875 1392 222 4 7 false false Wed Jan 23 10:20:15 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 15:19:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 5 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 07:33:17 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 07:49:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 25 22:28:02 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 22:28:37 -0700 2008
The Forgotten Man is a look at the events of the Great Depression in the United States during the 1930s from the perspective of policy. I found it to b...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 10:06:52 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 14:30:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 22:56:51 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 22:56:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:29:47 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:37:06 -0700 2009

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Seven months before the presidential election of 1932, the man who would turn out to be the winner spoke these words:

These unhappy times call for the building of plans that rest upon the forgotten, the unorganized but the indispensable units...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 10:22:36 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 12:03:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 06:14:50 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 05:49:07 -0700 2009
All these were lies. America is based upon individual, not collective, rights. In fact, the Bill of Rights are in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 23 19:40:51 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 19:45:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 07 07:34:30 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 08:07:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 20:07:44 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 17:40:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 08:18:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:04:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 02:31:21 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 12:54:56 -0800 2008
This book makes a anecdotal arguments not against government involvement during an economic crisis, but against government intervention th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 20:58:06 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 21:24:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 14 21:35:23 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 18:00:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1289617