Herbert Hoover: Beyond the Great Depression

National hero, American President, and... the man at the center of the Great Depression? Like most men of history, Herbert Hoover leaves a complex legacy.


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Source/Further reading:

Miller Center, in-depth biography: https://millercenter.org/president/ho...

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

NPS, In-depth on Hoover’s food relief and humanitarian work: https://www.nps.gov/articles/emergenc...

Politico, Hoover in the Boxer Rebellion: https://www.politico.com/story/2012/0...

History, Hoover in Boxer Rebellion: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...

History, the Boxer Rebellion: https://www.history.com/topics/china/...

Lou Hoover brief bio: https://hoover.archives.gov/hoovers/f...

Atlantic, Doing Justice to Herbert Hoover’s Legacy: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...

History, the Teapot Dome Scandal: https://www.history.com/topics/roarin...

Smithsonian, the Mississippi River Floods of 1927: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...

Britannica, the 1927 floods: https://www.britannica.com/event/Miss...

Britannica, the Great Depression: https://www.britannica.com/event/Grea...