History Comics: The Great Depression - by Tim Stout

Book Synopsis

Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume we explore the Great Depression, an era of economic turmoil, resilience, and innovation.

In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United States caused millions of people to suddenly lose their savings, their jobs, and everything they owned. Many had to survive by waiting in long breadlines for free food, building their own homes from trash, and making clothes from scraps. Some rode railroad cars in a desperate search for work, only to end up on farms battling huge dust storms. This was the Great Depression, a time of tragedy but also one where people showed immense grit.

About the Author

Tim Stout is a writer and editor in western Oregon. He is the developmental editor for several First Second titles, including installments in the Science Comics series. He loves Calvin and Hobbes, Pixar films, and anything to do with his wife and sons.

Joe Flood is a comic book author and illustrator whose work includes the Cellies series, Disney Pirates of the Caribbean, and Orcs: Forged for War. For the Science Comics series, he collaborated on Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers with MK Reed and wrote and illustrated Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York's Hudson Valley.