The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression | Amity Shlaes

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression | Amity Shlaes | The past is your future

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	The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression Amity Shlaes Harper Perennial, 2008 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 164 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

forgotten man

Great book for the times. What we can look forward to if the New New Deal is really comming.

The past is your future

Outstanding book, I am giving this book to every client who can read! If you want to know where we are going in the next 4 years under FDR Obama, you have a blueprint from the past in front of you.

An Omen For Our Times?

A very timely read. The parallels between then and now are frighteningly familiar. Let's pray that in this case history doesn't repeat itself!

A Different Take on the Great Depression

In Shlaes's new history of the Great Depression, policymakers of the 1920's aren't as ridiculously incompentent as they're often made out to be and FDR and crew aren't economic magicians. It's a refreshing and balanced take, and a worthwhile read. In the middle, "The Forgotten Man" gets bogged down in detail that doesn't feel relevant to the central premise. Also, if you're looking for a complete overview of the era, you will need to read some supplementary texts--there's no "man-on-the-street" perspective in this book. Still, despite its flaws, this is a well-written read that kept me engrossed for several nights.

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Way Too Long

The book is just way too long. Excellent review of the great depression, but just way too much information. I put the book down 1/2 through. I found it very interresting, but again, just way to long.

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