Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The Great Depression

Hey folks,
This week we're looking at the interwar period and the Great Depression. The film is Our Daily Bread. Here are some suplemental videos and reading for this week.

Documentary on 1929 Stock Market Crash


This a documentary made for the New Deal.

The Plow that Broke the Plains


1934 EPIC campaign

part 1


Part 2


Here is a non-traditional view of the Frank Capra classic.

Movies
Wonderful? Sorry, George, It’s a Pitiful, Dreadful Life
By WENDELL JAMIESON
Published: December 19, 2008
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a terrifying, asphyxiating story about growing up and relinquishing your dreams. Was this what adulthood promised?

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