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Book Review of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
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While this book covers a period of American history I find fascinating, as I am a child of two people who lived though that era, the book wasn't. It just seemed to meander. The author is all over the place, even within paragraphs, jumping about making comments about various people. It got so I forgot who these people were or what importance they might have by the middle of the next paragraph. Perhaps it got better later on, but there are so many other books awaiting my time, I decided not to take the chance.

So, after about 70 some pages, I decided to stop reading. As the book is heavily underlined, it is on its way back to the thrift store.