The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, by Amity Shlaes
In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. Rejecting the old emphasis on the New Deal, she turns to the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how through brave leadership they helped establish the steadfast character we developed as a nation. Some of these figures were well known others ordinary people that would have been left in the shadows but holding tremendous stories. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today.
Eric Wilson’s Review: This book was given to me by a close friend because they noticed some parallels in our story with the IRS to some of those in the book with small unknown individuals that were forced out of principle to battle the over regulations of the United States Government. While he was correct and it surprised me and inspired to read this book, it shouldn’t have. History clearly runs in cycles and it does not take much looking around to see we are returning into one of the darkest cycles in our history. That is why you should also be reading this book. The best information and most relevant books for the season we are in or rapidly approaching are other books from the same cycles through-out history.
Yes this book gives an excellent economic lesson and historical perspectives of the great depression. But possible some of its value may be insights to people that lived through an era we are experiencing today. It's difficult today to imagine how America survived the Great Depression. Only through the stories of the common people who struggled during that era can we really understand how the nation and individuals endured. These are the people at the heart of Amity Shlaes's insightful and inspiring history of one of the most crucial events of the twentieth century.
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