This volume contains a collection of memoirs by Herbert Hoover,
concentrating on the Great Depression, its origins, and its effects.
Herbert Clark Hoover (1874 - 1964) was an American businessman, engineer
and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States
from 1929 and 1933.Contents include: "The Origins of The Great
Depression", "We Attempt to Stop the Orgy of Speculation", "Our Weak
American Banking System", "Federal Government Responsibilities and
Functions in Economic Crises", "Remedial Measures", "A Summary of the
Evolution of the Depression", etc. Many vintage books such as this are
increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are
republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality
edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the
author.