Lessons from the Great Depression For Dummies

An in-depth look at the lessons from one of the worst times inAmerica's financial history Are you worried about the economy? You're certainly not alone.According to most economists, the turmoil that Americans will faceover the next four years will be the roughest financial times sincethe Great Depression-and many are looking backward to learn how tosurvive an ongoing and sustained economic downturn. Lessons from the Great Depression For Dummies takes ahistoric look at the events and circumstances leading up to the1929 crash and subsequent depression, then the economicaftermath-particularly the economic response. This book paints ahistoric picture of those times and examines not only the criticalfailures that led to a decade of depression, but also the positiveand negative aftershocks that created the modern Americanlifestyle. You'll see how the lessons we learned have shapedtoday's political and financial landscape-and how they'll continueto be part of the American experience for future generations. * Provides information on what was learned from the GreatDepression and how those lessons have shaped the economicfoundation of modern society * Looks at the various factors that combined to create the GreatDepression * Examines the social and cultural impact that the Depression hadon the American people-and how our lives today are very much aproduct of those factors * Steve Wiegand, n award-winning political journalist and historywriter, is the also the author of U.S. History for Dummies, 2ndEdition For anyone looking to understand how the American peoplesurvived and emerged from a financial disaster with their headsheld high and their spirit intact, Lessons from the GreatDepression For Dummies is the ideal resource.