by Frederick Lewis Allen
Book Description: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1940. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth boards with gilt title over black to spine, Stated First Edition, Harpers code: A-P = Jan. 1940, illustrated, indexed, 362 pp.,
Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed, corners gently bumped, spine sunned, light soil to rear cover, light shelfwear, lightly shaken, spine straight, binding intact, end papers clean, pages lightly tanned otherwise clean and unmarked, no dust jacket,
Contents: Preface, I. Prelude: September 3, 1939, II. Exit Prosperity: 1. Panic!, 2. Afterglow 1930, 3. Bathtub Gin and Crime Wave, 4. Miniature Golf and Free Wheeling, 5. Hoover in Trouble, 6. What Did It Mean?, III. Down, Down, Down: 1. June 1931, The Hoover Moratorium, 3. A Dole for Corporations, 4. Oh Yeah?, 5. Black Depression, 6. The Lindbergh Kidnap Case, 7. Every Man Is Afraid, IV. A Change of Government, V. New Deal Honeymoon, VI. A Change of Climate, VII. Reform and Recovery, VIII. When The Farm Blew Away, IX. The Voice with the Smile Wins, X. With Pen and Camera Through Darkest America, XI. Friction and Recession, XII. The Shadow of War, Appendix, Index -- end. 362 pp., EXTREMELY SCARCE HARPER BROTHERS FIRST EDITION, Collectible Depression Era Chronicle of America.
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