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FROM SARAH:

I think the covers of this series are unfortunate and don't accurately depict the quality of the text within! This is a great book for ages 8+ that will give your kids a solid fundamental understanding of this time in history.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

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.