You mention Grapes of Wrath.

A fine book.

But now we can see the conditions that PROLONGED the Great Depression -- and some are coming to some revolutionary conclusions...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060936428?...89&camp=211189

Maybe FDR made things WORSE, not better.

That school of thought is gaining steam in America -- with good reason, imo.

Double check your assumptions, perhaps.

-- TW