Children of the Great Depression / Russell Freedman.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, c2005.Description: x, 118 p. : ill. ; 22 x 26 cmISBN:- 0618446303 :
- 305.23/0973/0904 22
- HQ792.U5 F738 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p.109-112) and index.
"The sight of my father crying" -- "Ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished" -- In and out of school -- Kids at work -- "Okie, go home!" -- Boxcar kids -- The Lone Ranger and Captain Midnight -- A brighter tomorrow.
Through memoirs, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, illuminates the lives of the American children affected by the economic and social changes of the Great Depression, including middle-class urban youth, migrant farm laborers, boxcar kids, and others.
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