The century : America's time. 4, 1929-1936 : stormy weather /
America--a nation that claimed ever-increasing wealth as its birthright--was rudely awakened by the Great Depression, which caused 25% unemployment, the closing of 9,000 banks, and the loss of $2.5 billion in deposits. This program captures a people's struggle as they faced the collapse of pros...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[1999]
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| Series: | Century, decades of change ;
[no. 4]. |
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| Summary: | America--a nation that claimed ever-increasing wealth as its birthright--was rudely awakened by the Great Depression, which caused 25% unemployment, the closing of 9,000 banks, and the loss of $2.5 billion in deposits. This program captures a people's struggle as they faced the collapse of prosperity and diminished hopes of being able to experience the American Dream. |
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| Item Description: | Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Originally broadcast on the ABC Television Network in 1999. Videorecording. ""FFH9014."." |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Tom Marcyes ; music, Michael Bacon ; art, Liz Keating. |