What Was the Great Depression?

Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ, Dede Putra

$16.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

G P Putnam's Sons
22 December 2015

History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: History

Series: What Was?

From headlines to breadlines, the Great Depression changed a nation and defined a generation.

On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market - the system that controls money in America - plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both and ended up in shantytowns called ""Hoovervilles"" named for the president at the time of the crash. By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history. Now it is represented clearly and with 80 illustrations in our What Was...? series.

By: Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ
Illustrated by: Dede Putra
Imprint: G P Putnam's Sons
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 125g
ISBN: 9780448484273
ISBN 10: 0448484277
Series: What Was?
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 22 December 2015
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Janet Pascal is an Executive Production Editor at Viking Children's Books and the author of Who Was Dr. Seuss?,Who Was Maurice Sendak?,and Who Was Abraham Lincoln? She lives in New York City.