This is a short and sweet introduction into the Great Depression and the New Deal. It is a great little reference book to have. ( )

Good introduction to the topic of the 20s and 30s. I really like these Very Short Introductions. ( )

This is a helpful volume and a good place to start your reading on this subject. In so brief a volume, however, the author has focused mainly on the legislative history of The New Deal. If you want a narrative about how the Depression affected the day-to-day lives of Americans (and I did), you won't find it here, except in the briefest and most abstract terms, though you might try David M. Kennedy's FREEDOM FROM FEAR: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN DEPRESSION AND WAR, 1929-1945.

http://bactra.org/weblog/algae-2008-11.html#rauchway ( )