Books with title Children of the Great Depression

What was it like to lose all the money you had saved? What was it like to live in a shantytown? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back in time to the Great Depression. See history through the eyes of those who lived it. Hear how on October 24, 1929, a day called Black Thursday sent Wall Street into disastrous decline. Discover what it was like in Germany when a month’s salary couldn’t buy more than a cup of coffee. Find out how it felt to have to pile all of your possessions onto a truck and head across the country in search of work.

You probably think that learning about the Great Depression is depressing. But behind those sad facts are truths that will help your child get a better grasp of the world. History tells tales of people, their decisions and what resulted from their actions. Perhaps the facts about great depression are depressing but they teach us never to commit the same mistakes again.

The Great Depression of the 1930s was the worst financial disaster ever to strike the United States. This book explains the events, economic practices,and social attitudes that helped bring about the Stock Market Crash of October 29, 1929, it describes in vivid detail what life was like for Americansduring the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl Days, and it also outlines the legacy of the Great Depression--how it affected those who lived through it and those generations that have followed.

Are you a depression glass collector? Have you had trouble getting your children or grandchildren to appreciate depression glass and its significance in American history. Well here is the perfect resource for the young reader. Written and illustrated by well known glass author Barbara Mauzy, this book will help young new collectors to appreciate the significance of depression glass; what was the Great Depression, why did it happen, how does the glassware relate to the times, etc... That and much more is included in this great new book designed specifically for the young collector. Your purchase of this book helps to support The National Depression Glass Association and The National Glass Museum.

This new series presents high school students with multiple points of view on momentous events in modern world history, with an emphasis on non-U.S. perspectives, offering basic historical information about a significant event, examining the controversies surrounding the event and providing first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by the event.