The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover - The Great Depression, 1929-1941 - Softcover

Hoover, Herbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447402472 ISBN 13: 9781447402473

Publisher: Orth Press, 2011

Synopsis

This volume contains a collection of memoirs by Herbert Hoover, concentrating on the Great Depression, its origins, and its effects. Herbert Clark Hoover (1874 – 1964) was an American businessman, engineer and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 and 1933.Contents include: “The Origins of The Great Depression”, “We Attempt to Stop the Orgy of Speculation”, “Our Weak American Banking System”, “Federal Government Responsibilities and Functions in Economic Crises”, “Remedial Measures”, “A Summary of the Evolution of the Depression”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

About this title

About the Author:

Herbert Hoover: self-made millionaire, dedicated philanthropist, and pioneering humanitarian, he had finished the war as Wilson's appointed head of the American Food Administration. There was just one problem--he couldn't decide whether to run as a Democrat or a Republican.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orth Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1447402472
• ISBN 13: 9781447402473
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 538