A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression
Ted Gup,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Ted Gup,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143120001 (014312000X)
Publish date: October 25th 2011
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Stories of the Depression have a strong connection to our current situation. Pulling together is a way to help get us all through.
An absolutely fascinating snapshot of a town hit hard by the Great Depression. As one who never lived through anything so terrifying, I was always intrigued by how emotions -- particularly fear and doubt -- can affect something so math-based like the economy. And how the (over)reactions of a few c...
Reading A Secret Gift over the Thanksgiving weekend, the timeliness of the novel could not be ignored. Mr. B. Virdot placed his ad right before Christmas of 1933. Rather than worrying about getting the best deal on electronics or toys, most people then were worried about finding enough money to pay ...