Enjoyed it, the letters throughout from "regular" people during the depression brought it alive. Particularly enjoyed the bits about depression era entertainment ( )

I really, really liked this book. It took me quite awhile to make it all the way through because I kept underlining passages and making notes in the margins.

I was looking for a book that would help me tell if there were parallels between now and the 1930s. Not only did this book help me do that, but because it was written in the 1980s, and McElvaine refers to the Reagan years a lot, it helped me put that time in historical perspective, too.

Recommended! ( )