Down and Out in the Great Depression: Letters from the Forgotten Man
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Editor: Robert S. McElvaineEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-25
ISBN: 0807858919
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
To say I was amazed and saddened by the letters contained in this book is an understatement. It seems to me that changing the dates and names are all that need to be done to make the letters to President Hoover and his Cabinets appear to have been written today. It was also a little shocking to read of the resentment of illegal immigration expressed by the jobless of the Depression. Until I read this book I had not considered this as a factor and I have read many, many books on the Depression. This subject was never mentioned.
This book is an eye opener and strikes the heart with a very heavy hand. The huge difference I could see in the people of the Depression and people of today is a greater and better work ethic and a willingness to make do without a handout. Stoicism ruled the working class of the Depression. People of the Depression, college degree or not, would gladly use a 'shovel and pick' to support their families while, sadly, too many of the younger generation of today would collect their unemployment, look for a bailout and bitch.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to put their live in perspective.
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