Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945Modern · History, American History, Nonfiction
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
1999 · 936 pages · Nonfiction
55
Modern
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
≈ 23 hours to read · about 7 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (History) winner (2000). 4.22★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
55Must-Read Score
- Critics53 out of 100 · counts 35%+21
- Readers59 out of 100 · counts 50%+34
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #94 of the 220 history books we rank
- #129 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #398 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (History) winner (2000)
Reads as
True story
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