With the growing concern of the nation's economy, historian Edwin Cooney has
been invited to launch this special program series by providing a historical
overview of the economic depressions in America. He will begin by defining
just what the term depression means and then will briefly review the history
of economic depressions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The
substance of the presentation, however, will be the scope of the "Great
Depression" from 1929 to 1942, including the causes of the depression as
interpreted by economists and historians and details as to the antidotes
applied to cure the depression offered by presidents Herbert Hoover and
Franklin Roosevelt. Mr. Cooney will touch on the 1932 presidential campaign,
FDR's inaugural address, the first one-hundred days of the New Deal as well
as the difference between the first and second "New Deals."
Finally, he will discuss what ended the depression and outline the
differences between the causes of the 1929 depression and the current crisis
through which we are passing.

About the presenter:
Edwin Cooney is a student of American, modern European and Medieval European
history by academic training and lifelong interest. In his column "Cooney's
Corner", located at
www.cooneyscorner.blogspot.com
, he writes on topics such
as history, current events, human interest stories, personal experiences and
miscellaneous topics. He possesses a unique and creative teaching style that
makes any topic live and breathe.
To each he brings a uniquely creative approach that leaves the reader with
reinforcement of personal conviction or a new perspective to challenge the
mind.
Anyone interested in receiving these weekly columns by email free of charge
may request them by sending a message to
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