It has been said that the Great Depression was as much an emotional catastrophe for Americans as it was an economic one; in addition to plunging millions of people into terrible poverty it shook their faith in their country and their culture. In the literature of the period writers explored what it meant to be an American, what had led up to the Depression and what the country should or could become. We will explore the period through its male and female writers, some big names and some more obscure (but not the 600+ page epics!) The book list will be sent out before the course begins. You will need an email address and access to the internet to do this course.
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