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The dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since, and the stories of the people who held on have never been fully told. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times...
"The dramatic story of Noor Inayat Khan, secret agent for the British in occupied France. During the critical summer months of 1943, Noor Inayat Khan was the only wireless operator transmitting secret messages from Nazi-occupied France to the...
The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II--perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and Code Girls.
Down & Out in the Great Depression
Book - 1983
Baker & TaylorLetters written by ordinary citizens to President Roosevelt and other government officials depict the conditions of life in America during the DepressionThe University of North Carolina PressDown and Out in the Great Depression is a...
Baker & TaylorCollects the economic observations of a young lawyer, beginning in June 1931 with his reflections on the last two years of economic collapse and ending with the "profitless prosperity" of 1941.Blackwell North AmerIn the early 1920s,...