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Black Tuesday
prelude to the Great Depression
By Doak, Robin S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-75653-327-4
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Gr 5-8 These titles examine the enduring legacies of two of the defining events of the 1920s. "Teapot Dome" discusses the Harding Administration's widespread corruption and the bribery that gave oil companies access to reserves that had been designated for military use. Davis also explains the precedent-setting use of special prosecutors to investigate and prosecute executive branch wrongdoing and concludes that the scandal serves as a continuing symbol of officials failing to act i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
