The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin RothMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Great Depression took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; however, in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. The Youngstown, OH lawyer that kept the economic diary that is the basis of the book did not know it was The Great Depression until it was well under way for a few years and did not know it was over until the US was in WW II, and even then the threat lingered. So, this memoir is a very human recollection of these pivotal events told from rumours, misunderstanding, and awe. All is rather dispassionate and authentic. This is a very interesting way to consider what living through the Depression would have been like and how issues like bimetallism and the rise of FDR appeared at the time.
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