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The Forgotten Man : A New History of the Great Depression
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The Forgotten Man
Author(s): Amity Shlaes
Review(s):
“Amity Shlaes is among the most brilliant of the young writers who are transforming American financial journalism.”
“I could not put this book down. Ms. Shlaes timely chronicle of a fascinating era reads like a novel and brings a new perspective on political villains and heros—few of whom turn out to be as good or bad as history would have us believe.”
“Americans need what Shlaes has brilliantly supplied, a fresh appraisal of what the New Deal did and did not accomplish.”
“The Forgotten Man is an incisive and controversial history of the Great Depression that challenges much of the received wisdom.”
“The Forgotten Man offers an understanding of the era’s politics and economics that may be unprecedented in its clarity.”
“Shlaes’s account of The Great Depression goes beyond the familiar arguments of liberals and conservatives.”
“Amity Shlaes’s fast-paced review of the [Depression] helps enormously in putting it all in perspective.”
“The Forgotten Man is an epic and wholly original retelling of a dramatic and crucial era. There are many sides to the 1930’s story, and this is the one that has largely been lost to history. Thanks to Amity Shlaes, now it’s been re-found.”
“Entertaining, illuminating, and exceedingly fair. . . . A rich, wonderfully original, and extremely textured history of an important time.
“A well-written and stimulating account of the 1930s and its often dubious orthodoxies. . . . Ms. Shlaes rightly reminds us of the harmful effect of Rooseveltian activism and class-warfare rhetoric.”
ISBN: 9780060936426
Author(s): 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. 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.
Review(s):
“Amity Shlaes is among the most brilliant of the young writers who are transforming American financial journalism.”
“I could not put this book down. Ms. Shlaes timely chronicle of a fascinating era reads like a novel and brings a new perspective on political villains and heros—few of whom turn out to be as good or bad as history would have us believe.”
“Americans need what Shlaes has brilliantly supplied, a fresh appraisal of what the New Deal did and did not accomplish.”
“The Forgotten Man is an incisive and controversial history of the Great Depression that challenges much of the received wisdom.”
“The Forgotten Man offers an understanding of the era’s politics and economics that may be unprecedented in its clarity.”
“Shlaes’s account of The Great Depression goes beyond the familiar arguments of liberals and conservatives.”
“Amity Shlaes’s fast-paced review of the [Depression] helps enormously in putting it all in perspective.”
“The Forgotten Man is an epic and wholly original retelling of a dramatic and crucial era. There are many sides to the 1930’s story, and this is the one that has largely been lost to history. Thanks to Amity Shlaes, now it’s been re-found.”
“Entertaining, illuminating, and exceedingly fair. . . . A rich, wonderfully original, and extremely textured history of an important time.
“A well-written and stimulating account of the 1930s and its often dubious orthodoxies. . . . Ms. Shlaes rightly reminds us of the harmful effect of Rooseveltian activism and class-warfare rhetoric.”
ISBN: 9780060936426