Authors: Benjamin Roth,James Ledbetter,Daniel B. Roth

The Great Depression (44 page)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Roth, Benjamin, 1894-1978.

The Great Depression : a diary / Benjamin Roth ; edited by James Ledbetter and Daniel

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

eISBN : 978-1-586-48837-6

1. Depressions—1929—United States. 2. United States—Economic conditions—1918-

1945. 3. Roth, Benjamin, 1894-1978—Diaries. I. Ledbetter, James. II. Roth, Daniel B.,

1929-III. Title.

HB37171929 .R656 2009

330.973’0917—dc22

2009026790