The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression

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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression is written by John F. Kasson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0393240797 (ISBN 10) and 9780393240795 (ISBN 13).

For four consecutive years she was the world's box-office champion. With her image appearing in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily, she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers, among them J. Edgar Hoover, Andy Warhol, and Anne Frank. Distinguished cultural historian John F. Kasson shows how, amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated optimism and plucky good cheer that lifted the spirits of millions and shaped their collective character for generations to come.