The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

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The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

Editorial Review

In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. 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.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
• The Always Recovering But Never Recovered Decade
  Amity Shlaes has written an excellent book. She presents a balanced and mutually negative view of both a removed, mechanistic Hoover and a vindictive, manipulative Roosevelt. The author feels that the election of 1936 saw the creation of two things that have had disasterus results that have continued to today's America: the creation of Entitlements, and the Pressure Groups that have come to depend on them. Roosevelt deliberately planned the creation of these groups; to turn us from individuals into members... more info
• A Must Read
  A great read at the right time in history. I read this book during the 08 presidential campaigns juxtaposing the FDR administration and the Obama campaign; I could not help but feel an ominous déjà vu. The Forgotten Man by Amity Shlaes is a case study of the FDR years. Shlaes historic exhumation shows history on the verge of repeating itself.
  Elected to the presidency during a national recession, FDR delivers us the New Deal. He inherits a depression and promptly expands the roll of... more info
• Best Read of 2008
  Amity Shlaes has written a timely book that informs and intrigues. No politician, regardless of which side of the aisle they sit, is safe.
  I literally could not put The Forgotten Man down -- read like a novel. Learned a great deal more about the Great Depression and the widely misunderstood failed experiments of FDR's New Deal that led to big government and a 10 year period that we do not want to repeat.
  Since reading I have noticed Amity Shlaes on The Daily Show and Fox News . . . she has a... more info
• Astonishing look back, to our present day.
  If you are a student of modern history, especially economic history, you must read this book. If you are a student of modern economics, you must read this book. If you care about what is being done about the current economic crisis, you must read this book. A prescient book (published just before all the economic troubles we're currently facing), perhaps in the nick of time, the author takes a new look at the Great Depression and the policies used to combat it. Read about what they did seventy years ago and... more info

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