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    <![CDATA[The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p> In <em>The Forgotten Man</em>, 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>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[“[W]hen wages moved ahead, profits narrowed and shareholders lost.” (Shlaes 337)  Essentially if capitalism is to fulfill itself, and ‘succeed’, wages must be suppressed.  Amazing what you can learn from a conservative screed that simplifies the Depression into Hoover did too little and Roosevelt went over the top.  The Forgotten Man also completely forgets to talk about the forgotten man.  If you want to read a ton about the minutia of who was involved with a cornucopia of public and fiscal policy, then look no further.  This is a name drop extravaganza within a thinly veiled prosecution of the left as being not only ineffective in making America great, but red to the core and to never be trusted.  <br/><br/>If, however you were looking for a balanced review of what occurred to the man who was supposedly the object of all the attempts to right the economy, you’d best keep lookin’…<br/>]]></body>
    
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