I've become very hooked on contemporary sources, especially diaries. Roth's account of the great depression is illuminating because there's no hindsight or swee

I've become very hooked on contemporary sources, especially diaries. Roth's account of the great depression is illuminating because there's no hindsight or sweeping narrative, just one damn thing after another. His attempts at explanations and predictions are frequently contradicted by events, as opposed to later historians who have the luxury of drawing a bullseye around the final results. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/185-2207453-2622137?a=158648799X http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/185-...