Hard Times: The 30s (Our American Century)
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Hard Times: The 30s (Our American Century)
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A SCRAPBOOK FROM AN AGE BEFORE TELEVISION. HARD TIMES TAKES YOU BACK TO WHEN FAMILIES LAUGHED WITH CHARLIE MCCARTHY AND EDGAR BERGEN ON THE RADIO. WHEN KIDS SAILED AWAY WITH A BLOND-HAIRED CHARMER NAMED SHIRLEY TEMPE ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP. WHEN HEPCATS CUT A RUG TO A NEW KIND OF BIG-BAND JAZZ CALLED SWING. AND WHEN COMIC STRIP HERO DICK TRACY COLLARED LAWBREAKERS IN THE FUNNY PAGES WHILE J. EDGAR HOOVER'S G-MEN NAILED PRETTY BOY FLOYD, MACHINE GUN KELLY AND PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 - JOHN DILLINGER - IN SHOOTOUTS ON CITY STREET. THE EDITORS OF TIME LIFE BOOKS SEARCHED FAR AND WIDE TO PAINT A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE IN HARD TIMES. IN ADDITION TO SCOURING THE ARCHIVES OF TIME AND LIFE MAGAZINES, THEY WORKED WITH ANTIQUE STORIES, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AS WELL AS MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE RESULTING BOOK, ENLIVENED BY UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOGRAPHS AND COUNTLESS QUOTATIONS, TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE HUNGRY '30S, WHEN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PROMISED A NEW DEAL TO EVERY AMERICAN WHO HAD EVER ASKED, BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?
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