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
Brand Randal Gravelle
Manufacturer Randal Gravelle
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780996294003
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Hooverville and the Unemployed: Seattle during the Great Depression