The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
by: Amity Shlaes
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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.
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.
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- Great Story! History Does Repeat Itself.
Found this one hard to put down. Written by a conservative but with a very objective and factual sensibility. I am a moderate liberal and I wish that everyone would recognize that there is no perfect political party, and that one's political leanings on different subjects generally run the gamut from left to right wing. An exceptionally well balanced and insightful book about just how tough the Depression was, the tough and often stupid decisions made by the politicians in both parties, and how the ... Read More
Rating: - Thoughtful look at a period of history that everybody should understand
The Forgotten Man does a remarkable job of describing how FDR's policies lengthened the period known as the Great Depression.Following many bad decisions by Hoover, FDR decides to take a very cavalier and seat of his pants approach to the economy, and this experimentation ensured that almost 25 percent of Americans were jobless throughout the 30's.Particularly interesting is the discussion on the gold standard and deflation vs inflation (pros and cons of deflation and inflation, etc).The parallels ... Read More
Rating: - Great history lesson as well as economics lesson
I was expecting the book to be full of historical information about the Great Depression, which it was. I was surprised at how much of an economics lesson it also turned out to be. It was amazing to see the number of parallels between the early Roosevelt administration and our current president as they both experiment(ed) with the economy. My only complaint was the amount of information. The author could've cut the size of the book 20% by reducing some of the unnecessary information. Otherwise, very good ... Read More
Rating: - History repeats
After just reading this history of the depression, it confirms my extreme worries about the Obama administration. From this book it is very clear that much of the depression was caused by interventionist government actions, many of which were absurdly similar to what the liberals are trying to foist on us today. Just as the Harley Smoot acts caused great damage 70 years ago, the Obamacrats are trying to cram "cap and trade" down our throats. Just like the various nationalized agencies then, the Obamacrats ... Read More
Rating: - This book is neither fishy or foul
Ms. Shlaes gives us a summary of the Great Depression through a series of events that span from 1927, a few years before the stock market crash launching the Depression, to 1940 with the election of FDR to his third term over Wendell Willkie and the end of that era.The events of this past year with regards to the stimulus and bailout actions of both Presidents Bush and Obama recall a similar era when FDR continued the policies of President Hoover and expanded them greatly for the purpose of getting America ... Read More
- Great Story! History Does Repeat Itself.Found this one hard to put down. Written by a conservative but with a very objective and factual sensibility. I am a moderate liberal and I wish that everyone would recognize that there is no perfect political party, and that one's political leanings on different subjects generally run the gamut from left to right wing. An exceptionally well balanced and insightful book about just how tough the Depression was, the tough and often stupid decisions made by the politicians in both parties, and how the ... Read More
- Thoughtful look at a period of history that everybody should understandThe Forgotten Man does a remarkable job of describing how FDR's policies lengthened the period known as the Great Depression.Following many bad decisions by Hoover, FDR decides to take a very cavalier and seat of his pants approach to the economy, and this experimentation ensured that almost 25 percent of Americans were jobless throughout the 30's.Particularly interesting is the discussion on the gold standard and deflation vs inflation (pros and cons of deflation and inflation, etc).The parallels ... Read More
- Great history lesson as well as economics lessonI was expecting the book to be full of historical information about the Great Depression, which it was. I was surprised at how much of an economics lesson it also turned out to be. It was amazing to see the number of parallels between the early Roosevelt administration and our current president as they both experiment(ed) with the economy. My only complaint was the amount of information. The author could've cut the size of the book 20% by reducing some of the unnecessary information. Otherwise, very good ... Read More
- History repeatsAfter just reading this history of the depression, it confirms my extreme worries about the Obama administration. From this book it is very clear that much of the depression was caused by interventionist government actions, many of which were absurdly similar to what the liberals are trying to foist on us today. Just as the Harley Smoot acts caused great damage 70 years ago, the Obamacrats are trying to cram "cap and trade" down our throats. Just like the various nationalized agencies then, the Obamacrats ... Read More
- This book is neither fishy or foulMs. Shlaes gives us a summary of the Great Depression through a series of events that span from 1927, a few years before the stock market crash launching the Depression, to 1940 with the election of FDR to his third term over Wendell Willkie and the end of that era.The events of this past year with regards to the stimulus and bailout actions of both Presidents Bush and Obama recall a similar era when FDR continued the policies of President Hoover and expanded them greatly for the purpose of getting America ... Read More
