Posted on 08/31/2014 12:54:32 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
An illustrated edition of Amity Shlaes’s #1 New York Times bestseller, featuring vivid black-and-white illustrations that capture this dark period in American history and the men and women, from all walks of life, whose character and ideas helped them persevere.
This imaginative illustrated edition brings to life one of the most devastating periods in our nation’s history—the Great Depression—through the lives of American people, from politicians and workers to businessmen, farmers, and ordinary citizens. Smart and stylish, black-and-white art from acclaimed illustrator Paul Rivoche provides an utterly original vision of the coexistence of despair and hope that characterized Depression-era America. Shlaes’s narrative and Rivoche’s art illuminate key economic concepts, presenting the thought-provoking case that New Deal regulation prolonged the Depression.
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Need a way to educate someone without handing them a "book" book?
Give them this. Amity Shlaes' "The Forgotten Man" is a true history of the Depression and how Roosevelt made a bad situation worse...and how he doubled down on the problems that Hoover created with government intervention.
The “book” book was a fine read. Looking forward to this one as well....
For later. Thanks.
The author wrote a great book on Pres. Coolidge. A definite must read.
The adapters are Chuck Dixon and Paul Rivoche, who hail from comic books. Dixon is a great writer (and staunch conservative), so I have confidence in this adaptation. I don’t know much about Rivoche, but the art looks good. Adding this to my “wish list” on Amazon!
I have this. Sorry, but it’s impenetrable, unreadable, and beyond bizarre. I hope no one attempts anything remotely like this ever again, on this planet or any other.
Hm.
My comment concerned the attempt to comic-strip a serious book. The original book itself is excellent. The comic strip “translation” is ridiculous and does not work. At all. Not even a little bit.
The first paragraph:
The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man.
I haven’t read this one yet, but Classics Illustrated took several serious works and did excellent translations to this format over a range of the past 75 or so years.
It can be done, but doesn’t always work depending on who is doing the layouts and editing.
Thanks for the feedback. Maybe I’ll just get the original. Is the content similar in both, sans the graphics?
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