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Damon, Duane

Headin' for Better Times: The Arts of the Great Depression

96 pp. | Lerner | March, 2002 | Library ISBN 0-8225-1741-8 $$25.26
(3) YA People's History series. This is a clearly written account of how the Great Depression set the stage for a flowering of the arts in this country. Damon discusses art, literature, photography, film, and drama, as well as FDR's New Deal projects to benefit struggling artists. The text is supplemented by color reproductions of paintings and murals and black-and-white period photos. An annotated list of Depression-era movies, books, and murals is appended. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman

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