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The incredible true story of how Americans from all walks of life weathered one of the most turbulent periods in our nation's history-the Great Depression-and emerged triumphant.Crash tells the story of the Great Depression, from the sweeping fallout of the market collapse to the more personal stories of those caught up in the aftermath. Packed primary documents and firsthand accounts, Crash shines a spotlight on pivotal moments and figures across ethnic, gender, racial, social, and geographic divides, reflecting many different experiences of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Marc Favreau's meticulous research, vivid prose, and extensive back matter paints a thorough picture of how the country we live in today was built in response to the widespread poverty, insecurity, and fear of the 1930s.

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Marc Favreau is the editorial director of The New Press. He is a co-editor, with Ira Berlin and Steven F. Miller, of Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk about Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation and the editor of A People's History of World War II: The World's Most Destructive Conflict, as Told by the People Who Lived through It. Oliver Wyman is an actor and award-winning audiobook narrator. His first full-length audiobook, It's Not about the Bike, won an Audie Award. Quickly renowned for his versatility, he went on to win several Audie Awards and eighteen AudioFile Earphones Awards in genres ranging from drama and humor to nonfiction and children's stories.

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