Discusses what life was like for children and their families during the harsh times of the Depression, from 1929 to the beginning of World War II.

2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List Have you ever wondered what it was like to live during the Great Depression? Perhaps you think of

East Texas, the 1930s—the Great Depression. Award-winning author Jonah Winter's father grew up with seven siblings in a tiny house on the edge of town. In thi

The incredible true story of how real people weathered one of the most turbulent periods in American history—the Great Depression—and emerged triumphant. Fr

In this highly acclaimed work first published in 1974, Glen H. Elder Jr. presents the first longitudinal study of a Depression cohort. He follows 167 individual