The Great Depression from hard times to the New Deal
"In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United States caused millions of people to suddenly lose their savings, their jobs, andeverything they owned. Many had to survive by waiting in long breadlines for free food, building their own homes from trash, and makingclothes from scraps. Some rode r...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
First Second,
2025.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | History comics (First Second (Firm))
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| Summary: | "In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United States caused millions of people to suddenly lose their savings, their jobs, andeverything they owned. Many had to survive by waiting in long breadlines for free food, building their own homes from trash, and makingclothes from scraps. Some rode railroad cars in a desperate search for work, only to end up on farms battling huge dust storms. This was the Great Depression, a time of tragedy but also one where people showed immense grit."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781250810335 1250810337 9781250810281 1250810280 |
| Author Notes: | Tim Stout is a writer and editor in western Oregon. He is the developmental editor for several First Second titles, including installments in the Science Comics series. He loves Calvin and Hobbes, Pixar films, and anything to do with his wife and sons. |
