The paper
analyzes the differences in coverage of the Great
Depression in three general American history books. The paper
describes Johnson's book as elitist, by not mentioning the effect of the
depression on the average American. It also explains that Zinn's book does not dedicate many pages to the Depression decade, although it does focus on the woes of those hardest hit. The paper
analyzes how Tindall and Shi focus on the government's role in overcoming at least the human misery of the Depression. It also talks about the shortcomings of each of the books.