The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression (Paperback)

by Amity Shlaes (Author)
In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shales, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offer a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast charater we recognize as American today.

"Well written and stimulating." -- The Wall Street Journal

"Amity Shlaes tells the story of the Depression in splendid detail, rich with events and personalities." -- The New York Review of Books

" As the 2008 presidential election nears, Shlaes's book will make good bedtime reading...History with a point of view --a moral history in the best sense of the term."-- Foreign Affairs

"Were John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman to spend a century or two reconciling their positions so as to arrive at a clear view of the Great Depression, this would be it."--Mark Helprin
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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 27, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060936428
ISBN-13: 978-0060936426
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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