Hard Times: The Great Depression in America -- Part 1: Boom to Bust

This new Back in the Day series from BygoneLife examines the Depression years of the 1930s with a special focus on its effect on life in America during that era. Episodes in the series deal with life in the cities, the challenges faced by farmers, government response to the crisis and major social and political events along the way. Part 1 focuses on the events and circumstances that led to the Depression, beginning with the post World War I economic and technology boom, which ushered in the short-lived prosperity of the Roaring ‘20s.