A Survey of 1000 Families During the Great Depression: Changes in the Standard of Living for Railway Workers

Striking profiles of hardship and sacrifice of Depression Era families, envelope this government study of the effects of the Great Depression. Focusing on the "better than average income" of Railway Workers families, the combined decline in standards-of-living is nothing short of stunning. Scholars and history buffs alike, will appreciate the FACTUAL data and charts included in this historic work. A SURVEY OF 1000 FAMILIES DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION provides the key tools to conduct further studies of the 1929-39 depression and the coming Global Depression.