--- product_id: 21821954 title: "What Was the Great Depression?" price: "AED 34" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/21821954-what-was-the-great-depression store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # What Was the Great Depression? **Price:** AED 34 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** What Was the Great Depression? - **How much does it cost?** AED 34 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/21821954-what-was-the-great-depression) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market – the system that controls money in America – plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both and ended up in shantytowns called “Hoovervilles” named for the president at the time of the crash. By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history. Now it is represented clearly and with 80 illustrations in our What Was…? series. Review: Perfect for my students - My third graders love this series of books. Several of them even keep lists so they can check them off as they read them. They’re highly engaging for kiddos who are fans of nonfiction. The pictures give extra info to go along with the text. Timelines in the back of the book make it easy for readers to keep track of events in the books. Perfect for avid and reluctant readers alike! Review: Very good Book - Very few people these days know anything at all about the Great Depression. I don't know why these books are aimed for little Children - us adults can learn so much from this and other books in the series. I am 74 years old and my father told me that he suffered during this time. He had graduated in Electrical Engineering from University College London in 1933, and then found it impossible to get any practical training. He got to Germany and had his Graduate Training with Siemens Schuckertwerke and Siemens & Halske in Berlin of all places. He had even shaken the hand of Adolf Hitler when Hitler had visited Siemens to talk to the top-brass there as to how a large area like the Ruhr (industrial heart of Germany) could be blacked out with the push of a button, and a similar area in the forests could be lit in the minutest detail when British Bombers came to bomb the Ruhr. My father, fresh out of University and others like him were given small parts of a project to superimpose 500 Hz waveform on a 50 Hz waveform, which was the solution to the problem Hitler wanted solved as determined by the Siemens big shots. Later on, towards the end of the war, my father who was back in his motherland of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) discovered thar the Brits were fooled for many months. When they bombed Ruhr at night and they conducted reconnaissance by day, they were puzzled as to how the Ruhr was stll intact. Thank you Janet Pascal. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #23,684 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Children's American History of 1900s #1,545 in History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,436 Reviews | ## Images ![What Was the Great Depression? - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NL4S5afvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for my students *by S***B on June 29, 2024* My third graders love this series of books. Several of them even keep lists so they can check them off as they read them. They’re highly engaging for kiddos who are fans of nonfiction. The pictures give extra info to go along with the text. Timelines in the back of the book make it easy for readers to keep track of events in the books. Perfect for avid and reluctant readers alike! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good Book *by R***S on June 10, 2017* Very few people these days know anything at all about the Great Depression. I don't know why these books are aimed for little Children - us adults can learn so much from this and other books in the series. I am 74 years old and my father told me that he suffered during this time. He had graduated in Electrical Engineering from University College London in 1933, and then found it impossible to get any practical training. He got to Germany and had his Graduate Training with Siemens Schuckertwerke and Siemens & Halske in Berlin of all places. He had even shaken the hand of Adolf Hitler when Hitler had visited Siemens to talk to the top-brass there as to how a large area like the Ruhr (industrial heart of Germany) could be blacked out with the push of a button, and a similar area in the forests could be lit in the minutest detail when British Bombers came to bomb the Ruhr. My father, fresh out of University and others like him were given small parts of a project to superimpose 500 Hz waveform on a 50 Hz waveform, which was the solution to the problem Hitler wanted solved as determined by the Siemens big shots. Later on, towards the end of the war, my father who was back in his motherland of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) discovered thar the Brits were fooled for many months. When they bombed Ruhr at night and they conducted reconnaissance by day, they were puzzled as to how the Ruhr was stll intact. Thank you Janet Pascal. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great series *by A***. on April 12, 2024* My 8 year old loves these books! They are full of great information and easy to read and follow along. I enjoy reading them together and discussing the history in them! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/21821954-what-was-the-great-depression](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/21821954-what-was-the-great-depression) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*