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The Capra Bailey Project

"I wish I had a million dollars"

  • About
    • Why This Story Matters
    • What It Took to Own a Home
    • The Politics of Recovery
    • It’s a Wonderful Life and the Great Recession
    • The Power of the Past over the Present
    • Working through the Sources
    • Works Cited
    • Dedication
    • Thanks and Contact
  • In the Classroom
    • What is Democratic Capitalism?
    • What did it take to own a home in George Bailey’s America (1907-1941)?
    • Who Saved Bedford Falls?
    • Why Not Housing for All?
    • What Happens when Hard Times Return?
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Your Comments
  • About
    • Why This Story Matters
    • What It Took to Own a Home
    • The Politics of Recovery
    • It’s a Wonderful Life and the Great Recession
    • The Power of the Past over the Present
    • Working through the Sources
    • Works Cited
    • Dedication
    • Thanks and Contact
  • In the Classroom
    • What is Democratic Capitalism?
    • What did it take to own a home in George Bailey’s America (1907-1941)?
    • Who Saved Bedford Falls?
    • Why Not Housing for All?
    • What Happens when Hard Times Return?
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Your Comments

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