Hooverville and the Unemployed: Seattle during the Great

Hooverville and the Unemployed: Seattle during the Great Depression

What was it like to live in the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression? How were the shacks constructed? What was at the end of a soup kitchen line? Most histories of the Great Depression look at the era from the perspective of the movers and shakers of the time or follow a single person or family. Hooverville and the Unemployed gives a street view of what it was like to live in Seattle during the worst economic collapse in world history. This book also follows the newly unemployed men and women of the era as they tried to pick themselves up and build an organization to feed, clothe and care for one another. Finally, it reveals the pitfalls and successes of President Rooseveltâ€™s New Deal programs as seen from the man behind the shovel.

Country	USA
Author	Randal Gravelle
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Gravelle Randal
EAN	9780996294003
Edition	1
Feature	Hooverville and the Unemployed Seattle During the Great Depression
ISBN	0996294007
Label	Randal Gravelle
Manufacturer	Randal Gravelle
MPN	black & white illustrations
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	286
PartNumber	black & white illustrations
PublicationDate	2015-05-06
Publisher	Randal Gravelle
Studio	Randal Gravelle
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Hooverville and the Unemployed: Seattle during the Great Depression