The Great Depression: The Dustbowl of Despair




The Monday American: American History Podcast show

Summary: America reels in the face of the worst economic disaster ever faced. The attempts to bring the country and its people out of the Dust-bowl of despair; only to make things worse as a result. Democracy is challenged on a global stage after it nearly collapsed from the Civil war. America pays a painful price to learn the lessons of economics and what happens when the Government takes too much control even with honest intentions.