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"A one-volume biography of Roosevelt by the #1 New York Times bestselling biographer of JFK, focusing on his career as an incomparable politician, uniter, and dealmaker In an era of such great national divisiveness, there could be no more timely biography of one of our greatest presidents than one that focuses on his unparalleled political ability as a uniter and consensus-maker. While Robert Dallek's Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life will take...

Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Menacing black blizzards killed farmers' crops and livestock, threatened the lives of their children, and forced thousands of desperate families to pick up and move elsewhere. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and...

The rollicking true story of a 1930s version of Bernie Madoff and the building and loan crash he helped precipitate in a wonderful work of narrative nonfiction by the Gustavus Myers book award winner.

Photographs and text tell the story of a decade of challenge and change, discussing the economic crash of 1929 and the resulting social and political reforms, from federal programs such as Social Security to local grass-roots movements.

Recounts United States history from the Emancipation Proclamation to the Great Depression.

Hundreds of firsthand accounts of one of the most interesting decades in American history show the way national events impacted everyday lives.

"The 1920s constituted a decade of change and contrast, when modern America began to emerge from the shadow of World War I. The Roaring Twenties recounts this era by examining many of its aspects: Prohibition, political scandal, expatriates, women's suffrage, technological advances, prosperity, trials on evolution and espionage, and finally the stock market crash. The author captures the complexities of the 1920s and brings to life the various events...

Provides cultural and social perspectives while examining the political and economic history of the U.S. from 1929-1941.

Presents an examination of America's experience in World War I, focusing on the role of President Woodrow Wilson who was elected to a second term only five months before the U.S. entry into the conflict on an anti-war platform.