Room at the Inn
During the Great Depression, Rockwell’s illustrations helped lift the spirit of the nation.
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Tag Archives: Great Depression
Big Shots or Pop Guns?
In 1931, our editors wondered if the arrest of Al Capone would lead to the end of the gangster era.
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Too Big to Fail?
How a small number of banks came to dominate American finance.
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Cartoons: How’s Business?
We don’t know how your business is going, but the cartoon business is still…funny!
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Depression America Goes To The Horses
With the economy in shambles, businesses folding, and unemployment rising, many Americans were pinning their hopes on Thoroughbreds.
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The Cross-Country Drive: Cheap In 1931, Cheaper In 2011
If we could translate 1931 prices into 2011 dollars, we might find the cost of travel has dropped over 80 years — even with today’s gas prices.
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Toward Abolishing Poverty
As we debate how to deal with recession during a time when government is increasingly responsible for alleviating poverty, we find it interesting that Henry Ford argued how business can abolish it.
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Putting America Back to Work
Today’s recession brings back memories—and policy debates—of the Great Depression.
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The Eagle That Never Flew
What is the greater challenge to our economy: the ambition of government programs or the cupidity of powerful corporations?
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Welcome Back, Fiction
As a northern Illinois farm boy growing up in the Depression, one of the joys I had was reading The Saturday Evening Post. The first items of interest were the cartoons and jokes, but the greatest joy was the short stories.
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