ID #:
136
Film Type:
DVD
Release Date:
1999
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
America-a nation that claimed ever-increasing wealth as its birthright-was rudely awakened by the Great Depression, which caused 25 percent unemployment, the closing of 9,000 banks, and the loss of $2.5 billion in deposits. This program captures a people's struggle as they faced the collapse of prosperity and diminished hope of being able to experience the American Dream.
Keywords:
000 banks, 25% unemployment, closing of 9, collapse of prosperity, diminished hope of the American dream., Great Depression, the loss of $2.5 billion in deposits
Notes:
4 of 15-part retrospective, anchored by Peter Jennings.