| Freedom from Fear - The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
(1999)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Depressions - 1929 - United States; New Deal, 1933-1939; United States - History - 1919-1933; United States - History - 1933-1945; World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
| Publication Date |
5/6/1999 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.5
x
6.5
mm)
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| Publisher |
Oxford University Press, USA |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities. |
| Personal Details |
| Acquire Date |
6/10/2010 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Very Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E173.O94 .vol. 9 |
| Dewey |
973.91 |
| ISBN |
9780195038347 |
| Cover Price |
$45.00 |
| No. of Pages |
990 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
This book is a nice, summary level telling of the years 1929-1945 from the American point of view, roughly evenly split between the Great Depression and World War II. Because it covers so much ground, it is necessarily an introduction to the topics rather than an exhaustive look. For example, pick any two-page section of the war years and one could easily find a shelf of books that cover the subject.
I was hoping for more content about the American People mentioned in the subtitle. It could be said that the book is more about Franklin Roosevelt than about the American People. It is substantially about policy (for the Depression) and strategy (for the war). There really isn't much in here about what the American People experienced. The closest the book comes to that subject is the second-to-last chapter, "The Cauldron of the Home Front", which I thought was excellent.
Recommended for folks looking for an introduction to these two topics. |
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