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The Forgotten Man

De: Amity Shlaes
Narrado por: Terence Aselford
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It's difficult today to imagine how America survived the Great Depression. Only through the stories of the common people who struggled during that era can we really understand how the nation endured. In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. Rejecting the old emphasis on the New Deal, she turns to the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how they helped establish the steadfast character we developed as a nation.

Shlaes also traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers themselves as they discovered their errors. She shows how both Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt failed to understand the prosperity of the 1920s and heaped massive burdens on the country that more than offset the benefit of New Deal programs.

The real question about the Depression, she argues, is not whether Roosevelt ended it with World War II. It is why the Depression lasted so long. From 1929 to 1940, federal intervention helped to make the Depression great, in part by forgetting the men and women who sought to help one another. The Forgotten Man, offers a new look at one of the most important periods in our history, allowing us to understand the strength of the American character today.

©2007 Amity Shlaes (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Américas Para reflexionar Capitalismo Familia de Roosevelt Socialismo Historia estadounidense Impuestos Japón imperial Franklin D. Roosevelt Great Depression History

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"A thoughtful, even-tempered corrective to too often unbalanced celebrations of FDR and his administration's pathbreaking policies." ( Publishers Weekly)
Comprehensive Historical Perspective • Fascinating Biographical Sketches • Appropriate Voice • Compelling Historical Narrative
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Like the great depression itself, the book labors along at times, but overall it is a solid and revealing portrait of the 20' s leading into and "through" that dark economic labyrinth providing the intellectual foundations of the New Dealers, their programs renamed and expanding upon Hoover's initiatives, and how Roosevelt changed American politics forever into group warfare. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Slow start, solid finish

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This book offers an interesting counterpoints to standard histories of the New Deal. I recommend reading it in conjunction with one of those standard histories to get both sides of the story. I read it with David Kennedy's "Freedom From Fear" in the Oxford History of the United States series.

This audiobook is well produced, with one exception: there are odd musical breaks in the middle of chapters, but sometimes no such breaks between chapters themselves. The narrator is often interrupted mid-sentence. I think this is to bridge over the gap between two digital segments of the recording. It's not really necessary. It is a little distracting, but not a deal-breaker. The rest of the recording is excellent.

Interesting Counterpoint

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Well told and detailed. When you read it you are learning through the lens of the big players of the time about a subject often taught quite differently. Only complaint is that I wish Ms. Schlaes narrated the books herself. I love how passionately she speaks in interviews I’ve listened to and would enjoy hearing her tell it!

Excellent

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A deeper look at The New Deal and the personalities of the FDR cabinet. Very good history and good listening.

A Deeper Telling

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Told from the perspective of the time. Helps with understanding that challenges what I heard growing up. Recommended.

Good historical view of the time period.

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Has a bunch of info, but hard to follow at points because of the very dry manner in which the writing presents it.

informative but dry

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I loved the story and perspective, balanced and fair. If any viewpoint came out, it was for classical liberalism. What a refreshing insight into the political aspect of muddling through the depression, and in a way, making it infamously great.

A well balanced journey through a difficult time

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This book really explains what happened in the Great Depression as individuals viewed what was happening.. this is a history that I did not get from any school I attended and I was a history major at an ivy league college.. a very interesting listen.. puts some flesh and bones on this period in our history.. strongly recommend this book.

a story of forgotten times

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The book begins with great promise as it takes a new look at how FDR's policies did more to prolong the Great Depression than bring about recovery. However, it quickly gets lost among art collections, boat trips, government photography programs and the life stories of a cast of thousands that is impossible to follow in an audio book. I personally would have preferred a smaller cast and more focus on the economic principles that are all but glossed over. By the end, there are too many storylines to follow and they are not brought back together to form a coherent or satisfying conclusion.

The Forgotten Man Lost in a Crowd

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There were details about this time in history that you do not normally get to hear about. Easy to listen to and informative.

Informative Read

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