| Going It Alone: Fargo Grapples with the Great Depression Contributor(s): Danbom, David B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873515463 ISBN-13: 9780873515467 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2005 Annotation: In 1930 Fargo was a winner in a region where winning came hard. As the commercial center for the vast, sparsely settled Northern Plains, it grew even during the Depression, attracting hopeful entrepreneurs off the farm. In "Going It Alone, historian David B. Danbom shows how the city struggled to survive problems it could not solve by itself. A critical complement to Depression histories focused on federal policies and programs, this study demonstrates how Washington's initiatives for relief played out in a community of people born into a steadfast culture of self-sufficiency and independence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 330.978 |
| LCCN: 2005016460 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6.42" W x 9.26" (1.41 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Geographic Orientation - North Dakota - Locality - Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1930 Fargo was a winner in a region where winning came hard. As the commercial center for the vast, sparsely settled Northern Plains, it grew even during the Depression, attracting hopeful entrepreneurs off the farm. In Going It Alone, historian David B. Danbom shows how the city struggled to survive problems it could not solve by itself. A critical complement to Depression histories focused on federal policies and programs, this study demonstrates how Washington's initiatives for relief played out in a community of people born into a steadfast culture of self-sufficiency and independence. |