Lessons from the Great Depression for Dummies

by Steve Wiegand

An in-depth look at the lessons from one of the worst times in America's financial history Are you worried about the economy? You're certainly not alone. According to most economists, the turmoil that Americans will face over the next four years will be the roughest financial times since the Great Depression-and many are looking backward to learn how to survive an ongoing and sustained economic downturn. Lessons from the Great Depression For Dummies takes a historic look at the events and circumstances leading up to the 1929 crash and subsequent depression, then the economic aftermath-particularly the economic response. This book paints a historic picture of those times and examines not only the critical failures that led to a decade of depression, but also the positive and negative aftershocks that created the modern American lifestyle. You'll see how the lessons we learned have shaped today's political and financial landscape-and how they'll continue to be part of the American experience for future generations. For anyone looking to understand how the American people survived and emerged from a financial disaster with their heads held high and their spirit intact, Lessons from the Great Depression For Dummies is the ideal resource.

288 pages, ebook

First published June 3, 2009

Reviews

[Amy Katherine Wolff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be a great book about the Great Depression. As one with an undergrad degree in history, and one who has read and studied a lot about the Great Depression, I thought this author did an excellent job of covering a wide variety of the different aspects of the Great Depression. I'm no "dummy" on this topic to begin with, but found the book thoroughly enjoyable.

On another note, I also found the book scarily similar to what is going on in our current time here in America. So many things, both economically, globally and ways the government has been trying to deal with things are similar. I just hope that our current and future leaders as well as their advisers know their history!

As Edmund Burke said, "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it."

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

good short cut overview of the period, period.

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good look at the great depression.