| Series |
For Kids Series
--for kids (Chicago, Ill.) ^A1265290
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| Contents |
Introduction: the mystery of the migrant family -- The 1920s: roaring toward a crash -- America looks to its leaders for help -- Broken cities and breadlines-urban life -- Droughts, dust storms, and pest plagues-rural life -- Growing up in tough times -- Helping hands and a "New Deal" awaken hope -- Finding fun in gloomy times -- Epilogue: hardship and hope. |
| Abstract |
Explains the factors that led to the Great Depression, describing the social conditions of children during that time period and the movies and other forms of entertainment that helped distract people until the recovery of the late 1930s. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index. |
| Interest grade level |
Grade 4 to 6. |
| LCCN | 2015008966 |
| ISBN | 9781613730515 (trade paper) |
| ISBN | 1613730519 (trade paper) |
| Stock number | 1394058 QBI |
