Freedman, Russell.

Children of the Great Depression / Russell Freedman. - New York : Clarion Books, c2005. - x, 118 p. : ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.

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.



0618446303 : $20.00

2005006506


Children--Social conditions.--United States
Children--History.--United States
Great Depression, 1929-1939--United States.


United States--Social conditions.

HQ792.U5 / F738 2005

305.23/0973/0904