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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Shlaes tells a thorough story of the men and the political groping, fumbling and blind experimentation that prolonged and worsened the depression. She starts the book off with the tragic suicide of a 13 year old boy on a November evening, not long after the day that had come to be known as Black...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Very tedious, choppy, and full of names I didn't know with little explanation. I only read half of the book.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“It is amazing how parallel the times during the Great Depression and our times today are. Amity taught me things about that time that I had never heard before. Very instructive.”
j s wrote this review Monday, November 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent book on the F.D.R era...and the "true" forgotten man...pretty much exposes the bogus claim of how F.D.R saved us from ourselves(capitalism)...hell the guy damn near ruined the Country...and decades later we are still in his socialist program, The New Deal grasp!!...boo FDR...
DonDeere wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
socialist/Marxists/communists of the today will no doubt have a different take...”“Very tedious, choppy, and full of names I didn't know with little explanation. I only read half of the book.”
Ruth B wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i think that pretty much every american should read this book. it really opened my eyes to a different aspect of the depression and what was going on in our gov't at that time.”
Alicia G wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I finally finished this book and will now delete the negative comment I wrote when the first two chapters set me off. I don't know what happened with the first two chapters, but I wasn't alone in thinking it was full of errors and irrelevance. I finally settled in on chapter 3 and thought the persons and events of the era were well handled from there on.
Joe B wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I lean left, but approach all points of view with skepticism including Amity Shlaes which will compel me to read further.”
“Most people think of Roosevelt as a great president whose social experimenting did wonders for bringing America out of the Great Depression. this book looks closely at the programs and the man. Roosevelt did not bring us out of the depression. WWII brought us out of the depression. ”
Gary t wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A well written history of the great depression. Certainly many of the events told are not new, but the impact and outcome differs from my education in the 1980's and 90's.
andysjames wrote this review Sunday, September 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Trudy T wrote this review Saturday, September 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This was a fascinating book particularly given the events of the last year and wondering if we are currently in or headed for a Depression. That said, I think it could have been edited and still been as impactful. ”
Nancy P wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
