Ivan R. Dee
Pages: 192
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Trim: 5½ x 8½
978-1-56663-471-7 • Paperback • July 2003 • $12.95 • (£9.95)
978-1-61578-015-0 • eBook • July 2002 • $11.99 • (£8.95)
Gene Smiley is professor of economics at Marquette University and a specialist in economic theory and American economic history. He has also written The American Economy in the Twentieth Century. He lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Chapter 1: Prosperity Gives Way to the Great Depression
Chapter 2: What Caused the Great Depression?
Chapter 3: The First New Deal, 1933–1935
Chapter 4: The Recovery Aborted, 1935–1939
Chapter 5: The Legacy of the Great Depression
A remarkable achievement . . . Smiley has succeeded in presenting a brief, fact-rich account . . . in clear, nontechnical prose.
— Robert Higgs, editor, Independent Review
An insightful, well-written survey . . . the author weaves an engaging narrative . . . impressive and accessible. . . . Recommended.
— Library Journal
Gene Smiley's explanation of the Great Depression benefits from his expertise in banking and the international gold standard.
— Larry Schweikart, University of Dayton
Short in length but long on insight . . . a masterful account. . . . It will be required reading.
— Richard Vedder, Shakers.Info
A serious second look at the New Deal that historians will ignore at their peril.
— Alonzo L. Hamby
A brief and provocative account. . . . Smiley knows the current literature well, and makes good use of it in his analysis.
— Virginia Quarterly Review
This is a careful, systematic review of literature on the Great Depression, not a once over treatment. . . . The book is well written, strives for comprehensiveness and balance.
— The Journal Of Economic History
Economist Smiley . . . has produced . . . a slim and readable volume . . . in language that should be clear and understandable to students.
— Choice
Incorporates the findings of recent scholarship into an accessible survey of the economic events of the 1930s.
— Journal of Economic Literature
Economic historian Gene Smiley has performed a valuable service for all readers, academic and general. . . . A concise description of the economic influences and course of the Great Depression.
— Liberty Press
The author writes in a clear, engaging, and jargon-free style and does a good job of outlining the key events of the period for nonspecialists. Provides a handy introduction to the Great Depression.
— The Historian
An engaging, balanced, and perceptive short book. . . . Smiley brilliantly describes this tragedy and its long-term consequences.
— Claremont Review of Books
A book of equal value both to laypersons and to professional economists. . . . Well written.
— Jim F. Couch; Public Choice
A slender but engaging volume, one approachable by the nonspecialist.
— Business History Review