Title from title page. Audio media player, permanently affixed to inside front cover of book, includes built-in speaker, earphone jack, and rechargeable battery. Battery can be recharged using any micro USB cord. Includes both a read-along mode and a learning mode, featuring a narrator-led question and answer session. Accompanying material may vary. Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Summary:
On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market the system that controls money in America plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both and ended up in shantytowns called Hoovervilles named for the president at the time of the crash. By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history.
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