Description: A collection of documents selected to present an all-around picture of American life in the 1930s and 1940s, this book brings together government papers, diaries, songs, poetry, art, photographs, political cartoons, newspaper articles, and other sources.Roosevelt's "Forgotten Man" radio address, campaign memos and speeches, op-ed pieces, diary entries, excerpts from works by Sherwood Anderson, letters to the editor, and many other testaments to the times are contained in this book. They combine to trace not only the traditional social, political, and economic history of the Depression and the New Deal, but also to convey the experiences of ordinary people of both sexes and various racial and ethnic groups. McElvaine also considers the changes in values that occurred as a result of the hard times.

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