Unemployment numbers can only be compared to the Great Depression. During that time it took the United States almost a decade to recover. Even though we were on the way to recovery before World War II the war helped bring a quick end to the Great Depression. I suspect the United States could...

8 Reasons Why The Great Depression Is The Best Case Scenario

We all realize that we live in disposable society. Everything is packaged to be thrown in the trash. Everything is individual wrapped and most packaging is of the cheapest materials. One hundred years ago, it wasn't so. The advent of so many petroleum based products has made reusable packaging...

I don't know if this lady has ever been posted before, but I wanted everyone here to see these. I toyed with posting this in the Gardening and Cooking forum, so if this needs to go there, I apologize. This lady is 94 years old, and has done a DVD on how to cook like they did in the Great...

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In the past year I have been reading about the Great Depression and the reaction from ordinary people had to this extraordinary time in our history. I believe we can learn a great deal from the lessons of our recent past. My parents lived and survived the depression. In many ways I believe...

A book on events pre, during and after the last great depression. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cL85ggyT9oYC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=stock+market+suspensions&source=web&ots=k5vctxuDyA&sig=n1_B_QY6NWMoZeTbzztljpPGxsE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPP1,M1