Cooper takes readers through a tumultuous period in American history, chronicling the everyday struggle for survival by those who lost everything, as well as th

Examines the social impact of drought and depression in Kansas, illustrating how both farm and town families dealt with the deprivation by finding odd jobs, wor

In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows.

A study of the inability of the churches to deal with the crisis of the Great Depression and the shift from church-based aid to a federal welfare state.