The Forgotten Man Graphic Edition: A New History of the Great Depression

An illustrated edition of Amity Shlaes’s #1 New York Times bestseller, featuring vivid black-and-white illustrations that capture this dark period in American history and the men and women, from all walks of life, whose character and ideas helped them persevere.

This imaginative illustrated edition brings to life one of the most devastating periods in our nation’s history—the Great Depression—through the lives of American people, from politicians and workers to businessmen, farmers, and ordinary citizens. Smart and stylish, black-and-white art from acclaimed illustrator Paul Rivoche provides an utterly original vision of the coexistence of despair and hope that characterized Depression-era America. Shlaes’s narrative and Rivoche’s art illuminate key economic concepts, presenting the thought-provoking case that New Deal regulation prolonged the Depression.

The Forgotten Man reveals through striking words and pictures moving personal stories that capture the spirit of this crucial moment in American history and the steadfast character and ingenuity of those that lived it.

An illustrated edition of Amity Shlaes's bestseller The Forgotten Man, featuring vivid black-and-white illustrations that capture this dark period in American history and the men and women, from all walks of life, whose character and ideas helped them persevere

It's difficult today to imagine how America survived the Great Depression. Only through the stories of the common people who struggled during that era—the ones with rock-solid values that helped them through the toughest of times—can we really understand how the nation endured.

These are the people at the heart of The Forgotten Man. This imaginative illustrated edition highlights one of the most devastating periods in our nation's history through the lives of American people, from politicians and workers to businessmen, farmers, and ordinary citizens. Smart and stylish black-and-white art from acclaimed illustrator Paul Rivoche provides an utterly original vision of the coexistence of despair and hope that characterized Depression-era America. Shlaes's narrative and Rivoche's art illuminate key economic concepts, showing how government intervention helped to make the Depression great by overlooking the men and women who were trying to help themselves.

The Forgotten Man Graphic Edition captures the spirit of this crucial moment in American history and the steadfast character and ingenuity of those who lived it.

“Well-written and stimulating.” - The Wall Street Journal

“The finest history of the Great Depression ever written. . . . Shlaes’s achievement stands out for the devastating effect of its understated prose and for its wide sweep of characters and themes. It deserves to become the preeminent revisionist history for general readers. . . . Her narrative sparkles.” - National Review

“The Forgotten Man is an incisive and controversial history of the Great Depression that challenges much of the received wisdom.” - Harold Evans, author of The American Century and They Made America

“The Forgotten Man is an epic and wholly original retelling of a dramatic and crucial era. There are many sides to the 1930’s story, and this is the one that has largely been lost to history. Thanks to Amity Shlaes, now it’s been re-found.” - Peggy Noonan

“Rendered with extraordinary historical detail. . . . The graphic novel [is] a niche of literature often denigrated as ‘comic books for adults,’ but is in reality a form of painstakingly executed high art. This is evident to anyone who reads the graphic edition of The Forgotten Man. . . . A dazzling achievement.” - The Washington Times

“Rendered with extraordinary historical detail. . . . A dazzling achievement.” - The Washington Times

“Everyone who has always wanted to share The Forgotten Man now has a wonderful medium, this book. Give it, enjoy it. Teach your children with it.” - Steve Forbes

“Amity Shlaes is among the most brilliant of the young writers who are transforming American financial journalism.” - Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times

“A remarkable book that really brings into focus how the American tradition of emphasizing productivity and the work ethic became replaced with a new left-wing model of wealth redistribution. . . . The Forgotten Man is a brilliant recounting of the values that had worked spectacularly in making America the most successful country in the world prior to 1930. . . . A very important book.” - Newt Gingrich

“A comprehensive history of economic policymaking in the United States during the Great Depression. . . . A work of great skill, even brilliance. . . . A fun read. . . . Entertaining. . . . Insightful portraits bring the policy history to life. . . . As the 2008 presidential election nears, Shlaes’ book will make good bedtime reading. . . . The Forgotten Man is history with a point of view. . . . The book will be an eye opener.” - Foreign Affairs

“The Forgotten Man offers an understanding of the era’s politics and economics that may be unprecedented in its clarity.” - Mark Helprin

“The Forgotten Man is revisionist history at its best—full of fresh insights, undogmatic judgments, and illuminating observations. Shlaes’s account of The Great Depression goes beyond the familiar arguments of liberals and conservatives to make a truly original contribution. And it’s an awfully good read.” - William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard

“Entertaining, illuminating, and exceedingly fair. . . . A rich, wonderfully original, and extremely textured history of an important time.” - The American Spectator

“Amity Shlaes’s fast-paced review of the [Depression] helps enormously in putting it all in perspective.” - Paul Volcker

“Amity Shlaes’ new book stands head and shoulders above previous efforts in two profound, insightful ways. First, she brings together a growing body of scholarship to make an absolutely unconventional conclusion. . . . Second, Shlaes focues on key personalities instead of on chronicling the Depression, weaving the story around these fascinating figures.” - Steve Forbes, Forbes magazine