Browse: Characters | Books | Authors | FAQ | All
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan Explore
Write a Journal Watch the Slide ShowRead Other Journals

12536

By: Cckc K
Arkansas, Grade: 5

In the late 1920's America seemed invicible as it could not be defeated people were working and the economy was booming. But in 1929, just six months after the inaugaration of Herbert Hoover as US president the stock mmarket crashed and many losy their life savings.Billions of dollars in stocks were gone and the effects were felt throughout the country. The great prepression the most hopeless time in American history, had begun to make things worse ,the southern great plains were suffering
 

This site contains information and advertising about Scholastic and third party products.