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A Short History Of Reconstruction By Eric Foner

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At the beginning of the semester, we were given to book to read The first book being The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth and A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric Foner. While reading them we wanted to compare the views of America's economy by comparing the arguments of the two authors mentioned, Roth and Foner. Benjamin Roth's lived through the Great Depression and his book The Great Depression: A Diary was all based on what him and his family experienced and went through during that hard time. Roth was a lawyer but stated in 1931 that “Even professional men were hit hard by the Depression,” he also said “Lawyers are almost as badly off and most are not taking in enough to pay.” Roth mentioned that in …show more content…

Roth was more personal, because he lived it and wrote about his experience so I think the purpose of his book was to give a better view of what was happening and how he and his family had to live and how they suffered through that rough time. Roth had more “heart” in his book and was more intimate and I think because of this it gave his book a more sentimental feel. Foner Illustrated that time and commitment are necessary for writing a book. Compared to Roth's book, foner had a more educational “setting”. Funeral book is more straight forward and has more facts. While Roth just had to mainly write about his experience, Foner had to take the time and commit to make sure the book all made sense and had to make sure all his facts were correct which I assume must have taken him a long …show more content…

Roth book was not as relatable to most of the readers because it was from his own experience. He was a lawyer, he started a law practice with his son Daniel after returning home from serving in the Army. He knew exactly what was going on when the Depression hit and he attempted to help people with their situation. Roth and his son created the book to teach people about the Great Depression through the eyes of someone that went through it, while also giving statistical evidence about the event. Because Foner didn't actually live through the historical event his book was manly facts to educate people and was all based on his knowledge. Foner covered everything that happened and focused on how it affected everyone in the U.S, not just one

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