Mississippi and the Great Depression
Richelle Putnam
(Author)
Description
When the Great Depression erupted, Mississippi had not yet recovered from the boll weevil or the Flood of 1927. Its land suffered from depleted forests and soil. Plus, the state had yet to confront the racial caste systems imprisoning poor whites, African Americans and other minorities. Nevertheless, innovative Mississippians managed to keep their businesses and services open. Meanwhile, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs fostered economic stimulation within the state. Author Richelle Putnam also highlights the state's spiritual and cultural giants, who rose from the nation's poorest state to create a lasting footprint of determination, pride and hope during the Depression era.
Product Details
Price
$32.99
$30.68
Publisher
History Press Library Editions
Publish Date
November 13, 2017
Pages
226
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.56 inches | 1.04 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781540227416
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About the Author
Richelle Putnam is the special features director for Southern Writers Magazine, a freelance journalist and local historian based in Meridian, Mississippi. She is a Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) Literary and Teaching Artist and member of the Mississippi Alliance for Arts in Education and National Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) among other arts organizations. John Aycock is an Army veteran and illustrator. Growing up in Mississippi, John won art awards in school and from the Meridian Museum of Art. After serving in the infantry for over six years deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, John returned to the United States to start a family, finish his college education and focus on his art.
Reviews
"Anyone with even a passing interest in Mississippi history will find Richelle Putnam's "Mississippi and the Great Depression" (The History Press) enthralling. If one's passion is Mississippiana, "Depression" deserves a prominent space on the bookshelf. Ruminations about the Depression by aged relatives and oft-repeated family lore does little to dispel the fact that if times were tough nationally, then it was especially grim in the poorest state in the nation." Clarion Ledger
