Bruce Ramsey's new book “Seattle in the Great Depression” takes readers into the grit and grind of living through the ...

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How it Shattered a Nation. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. Viking. 592 pages. $35. In March 1929, President Herbert Hoover proclaimed in his inaugural ...

Germany’s recovery in the 1920s, fueled by American loans and reparations, masked deep vulnerabilities. Hyperinflation, occupation of the Ruhr, and the circular flow of debt left the economy dependent ...

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...

A compact and often illuminating history of the Great Depression, geared toward greater understanding of the 2008 financial meltdown and the current economy. Documentary maker William Karel forfeits ...

The 1930s were restless years. Hundreds of thousands of people were “on the bum,” or rode freight trains around the country looking for farm work at about $25 a summer month. With the promise of ...

The Great Depression started with the stock market crash of 1929, and was the most severe economic downturn in modern history ...

The United Kingdom is ranked 5th among the richest countries during the great depression. In 1929, the country reported a GDP of $400.63 billion. Its GDP grew by 16.98% from 1929 to 1937. As of 2024, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American ...