The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s - Hardcover
A panoramic study of a pivotal decade in twentieth-century history explores a time dominated by the Great Depression, political unrest, social upheaval, repression, and the coming of World War II; profiles the key figures of the era--Hitler, Roosevelt, Mao, Stalin, and Franco, among others--and the events, movements, and attitudes that shaped the world. 50,000 first printing.
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"A masterful survey of that troubled decade."-"Foreign Affairs
""Page by page this synoptic tour de force...propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the '40s."-"Time"
"An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist...gives Brendon's book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period."-"The Philadelphia Inquirer
""Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, "The Dark Valley" provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp." --"The Denver Post"
A masterful survey of that troubled decade. "Foreign Affairs
" Page by page this synoptic tour de force propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the 40s. "Time"
An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist gives Brendon s book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period. "The Philadelphia Inquirer
" Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, "The Dark Valley" provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp. "The Denver Post""
A masterful survey of that troubled decade. Foreign Affairs
Page by page this synoptic tour de force propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the 40s. Time
An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist gives Brendon s book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, The Dark Valley provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp. The Denver Post"
"A masterful survey of that troubled decade."-Foreign Affairs "Page by page this synoptic tour de force...propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the '40s."-Time "An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist...gives Brendon's book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period."-The Philadelphia Inquirer "Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, The Dark Valley provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp." --The Denver Post
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""Page by page this synoptic tour de force...propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the '40s."-"Time"
"An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist...gives Brendon's book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period."-"The Philadelphia Inquirer
""Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, "The Dark Valley" provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp." --"The Denver Post"
A masterful survey of that troubled decade. "Foreign Affairs
" Page by page this synoptic tour de force propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the 40s. "Time"
An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist gives Brendon s book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period. "The Philadelphia Inquirer
" Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, "The Dark Valley" provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp. "The Denver Post""
A masterful survey of that troubled decade. Foreign Affairs
Page by page this synoptic tour de force propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the 40s. Time
An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist gives Brendon s book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, The Dark Valley provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp. The Denver Post"
"A masterful survey of that troubled decade."-Foreign Affairs "Page by page this synoptic tour de force...propels the reader towards the inevitable cataclysms of the '40s."-Time "An innovative format, a wealth of detail gleaned from prodigious research, and stylistic gifts worthy of a great novelist...gives Brendon's book a magisterial quality unmatched by other histories of the period."-The Philadelphia Inquirer "Brilliantly written and meticulously researched, The Dark Valley provides a depth of understanding of the misery of the Great Depression that few Americans alive today can grasp." --The Denver Post
Piers Brendon is the author of The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781 - 1997, among other histories and biographies. He is the former Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He lives in Cambridge, England.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0375408819
- ISBN 13 9780375408816
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages795
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