How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression: A Secret Gift

How One Man’s Kindness–and a Trove of Letters–Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression: A Secret Gift

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“A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering but can also foster compassion and community.” -The Boston Globe In hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling author Ted Gup’s unique book uplifting as well as captivating. Inside a suitcase kept in his mother’s attic, Gup discovered letters written to his grandfather in response to an ad placed in a Canton, Ohio, newspaper in 1933 that offered cash to seventy-five families facing a devastating Christmas. The author travels coast to coast to unveil the lives behind the letters, describing a range of hardships and recreating in his research the hopes and suffering of Depression-era Americans, even as he uncovers the secret life led by the grandfather he thought he knew.

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Weight0.3405 kg
Dimensions2.0828 × 13.462 × 20.447 cm
Pages

400

Language
Format Old`

Publisher

Imprint

Year Published

2011-10-25

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Publication City/Country

USA

ISBN 10

014312000X

About The Author

Ted Gup is the author of the bestseller The Book of Honor and of Nation of Secrets. He is a professor and chair of the journalism department at Emerson College. A former investigative reporter for The Washington Post and Time, he has also written for The New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Slate, and Salon.com.

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