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Untold. Hoovervilles : shantytowns of the Great Depression / produced by Makematic with DoGoodery.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- Hoover, Herbert.
- Squatter settlements--United States.
- Squatter settlements.
- Depressions--1929--United States.
- Depressions.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Short films.
- Animated films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Untold : America explained
- Hoovervilles : shantytowns of the Great Depression
- Place of Publication:
- Belfast, Northern Ireland : Makematic, 2023.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- As the Great Depression worsened in the 1930s, thousands of Americans lost their jobs and eventually their homes. Shantytowns dubbed "Hoovervilles", named after unsympathetic President Herbert Hoover, spread across the U.S.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed July 27, 2023).
- "America explained".
- OCLC:
- 1393276192
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