Bullfrogs, Bingo, and the Little House on the Prairie: How Innovators of the Great Depression Made the Best of the Worst of Times (The birth, challenge, ... in America: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s Book 2)

Everything you learned about the Great Depression was wrong. This book will show you how the Great Depression wasn't depressing at all. In fact, it was the most innovative decade in American history. We all know it—necessity is the mother of invention—but no one has told you those stories before. In history class, you were taught that the Great Depression was all about crashing stock markets, snaking breadlines, and ecological disasters. You learned that FDR tried to put it right with the New Deal, but it was only World War II that finally succeeded in revitalizing the American economy. Or maybe, you read sappy stories about how "great" that generation was because they survived hardships. Our grandparents just didn't survive the Great Depression. They invented our modern world! What can you expect from me? Imagine Don Draper and Al Yankovic wrote a history book. It's like that. I've been helping inventors and companies launch products for 30 years. I know a good story when I see one. You WILL be entertained. In this book, you'll learn: Why Walt Disney needed the Great Depression to make Snow White. How two concert pianists invented color photography. How out-of-work horse vets created the modern doctor's office. Why refrigerator sales went up during the Great Depression. Where we got the term "fake news." Who was the female pilot far more influential than Amelia Earhart. (She was way more fun!) All about bullfrogs, bingo, and...libertarians! ...and so much more! The 21 stories in this book will blow your mind. You will never look at the Great Depression—or your grandparents—the same way again. More importantly: You'll have a new respect for bad times...you might even come to appreciate the opportunity they provide! Don't wait. Start reading Bullfrogs, Bingo, and the Little House on the Prairie today. View Less