Created on Sunday, 03 May 2009 00:00
The world's largest industrial center goes from boom to bust leading to civil unrest in the first part of the best documentary series ever made about the 1930's depression in America. This little known series documents much unknown American history, from the socialist campaign of Upton Sinclair to the Republic Steel massacre and the massive entrenched corruption in America.
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