Download or read book Growing Up During the Great Depression How Neighborhood Families Survived written by Edmond Theriault and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-20 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Depression created difficulties for almost all the people of Fort Kent, Maine. Most of the people were Frenchmen with a few Englishmen, and one Native Americans (Dennis' and Trombleys'). The French came from Nova Scotia and Quebec. Most of the Frenchmen had never gone to school. They had to learn to survive. They suffered many hardships and mistreatments in the war between France and England. The English came from downstate and seemed to have all the money to start businesses, especially cutting the virgin timber. We were thankful that our land and forest produced plants and animals to help us survive. My family and neighbors endured. Edmond Theriault was born on March 22, 1923 in Fort Kent, Maine. He was the fourth son of Eva and Joseph Theriault. They raised a family of fourteen children during the Great Depression (1929-1939) and World War II (1939-1945). Edmond's mother was proud of her large family and said she would rather have her sons fighting for her than anyone else. All the boys in the family served in the military during World War II. Eli joined the Army Air Corps, went to flight school, and was made a B-17 pilot. Alban joined the Infantry and spent one and a half years as a platoon leader in Europe. Edmond joined the Army Air Corps, went to flight school, and spent twenty-two months in the Pacific Theater as a B-17 pilot. Alire (Pete) joined the Air Force. Donald served for over thirty years in the Air Force.
Download or read book Holes in My Shoes written by Alice Breon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey back eighty years to a time of drugstore soda fountains, penny candy, homemade root beer, and ten-cent movies. Visit an era when people enjoyed such simple pleasures as sitting on the front porch, visiting with neighbors in the evening while the children played "kick the can" in a street devoid of traffic. What was life like in a world that had no television, cell phones, answering machines, computers, DVDs, electronic games, microwaves? Were those people happy? Yes, in spite of the Great Depression, they were happy and resourceful. Follow one family as it lives through a time in America's history when everyone's future was uncertain; when everyone cared and shared.
Download or read book Growing up Rich in a Poor Family Volume 2 written by Doris Hermundstad Liffrig and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In sharing memories of her humble childhood, Doris Hermundstad Liffrig reminds us that material possessions and creature comforts are not necessary for a happy home. Growing Up Rich in a Poor Family teaches the human reality that excess does not equal happiness, bringing a basic Gospel voice that is delightfully hopeful. In bringing a lesson about choices, imagination, and creativity through the story of her own childhood, Doris invites children into truth and wholeness of being. She gives loving and wise awareness to children, parents and grandparents who can know that growing up rich is a perspective of heart. -Msgr. James P. Shea President, University of Mary
Download or read book The Reality of Growing Up in the Great Depression written by Jenna Auber and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, most Americans study the Depression and assume that it affected every American to the point of poverty. Children of the era are depicted in popular culture as poor, malnourished, deprived of basic needs and deserving of a better life. When researching about the Great Depression, one expects to find examples of these children. However, those who did grow up in the Depression tend to look back on their childhood with fond memories.2 Not every child felt these heavy consequences of the Great Depression. Some families may have only had to cut back on a few expenses, add an additional income, or take in boarders to alleviate the effect on the family. Those who remained unaffected did not have to change their lifestyles as drastically. Ronald Van Stockum spent his teenage years in the depths of the Depression, allowing the economic times to affect his attitude and outlook on life. The Depression leaves lasting marks on Van Stockum that are apparent in his daily diary entries from 1929-1937, even though it does not affect the family in the way that most people have studied in the past.
Download or read book Ten Lost Years 1929 1939 written by Barry Broadfoot and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of ordinary Canadians tell their own stories in this book. They tell them in their own words, and the impact is astonishing. As page after page of unforgettable stories rolls by, it is easy to see why this book sold 300,000 copies and why a successful stage play that ran for years was based on them. The stories, and the 52 accompanying photographs, tell of an extraordinary time. One tells how a greedy Maritime landlord ho tried to raise a widow's rent was tarred and gravelled; another how rape by the boss was part of a waitress's job. Other stories show Saskatchewan families watching their farms turn into deserts and walking away from them; or freight-trains black with hoboes clinging to them, criss-crossing the country in search of work; or a man stealing a wreath for his own wife's funeral. Throughout this portrait of the era before Canada had a social safety net, there are amazing stories of what Time magazine called "human tragedy and moral triumph during the hardest of times." In the end, this is an inspiring, uplifting book about bravery, one you will not forget.
Download or read book Child of the Great Depression written by William Elihu Palmer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Child of the Great Depression, I try to recapture and revive the lore of the enduring legacy of Powellville. My, but there are so many things to remember: riding atop a load of tomatoes and throwing a tomato at every mailbox along the way, shooting marbles in the alley by the general store, playing baseball, splashing naked in the swimming hole in the creek in the woods. Those were just childhood activities. The real legacy of the town is based on the sharing of lifes journey among all those who lived there: the hardship, the sacrifice, the happiness, the tragedy, and all the bad and good of human nature. In short, it is a portrait of the trials and the struggles, the humor and the woe that most Americans shared during the years of the Great Depression.
Download or read book Growing Up in the Great Depression written by Richard Wormser and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical background, interviews, and photographs combine to provide an impression of childhood during the Great Depression.
Download or read book Surviving the Great Depression written by Joaquin Bowman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Depression, characterized by bread lines, general unemployment, bank and business failures, hit swiftly and unexpectantly. It challenged the inner and outer resources of the millions of bewildered people, coping with their responsibilities. And the Depression persisted, starting with the stock market crash in October, 1929, through various phases until the U.S. entered into World War II in December, 1941 and unemployment dropped below ten per cent. Prior to the financial collapse in 2008 most Americans had no idea what it was like to do without. Since WW II the economy has been, for the most part, on the upswing. As mortgages collapsed, however, and unemployment soared, Americans got a taste, just a taste, of the fear and hopelessness that gripped the nation during the Great Depression. This story is a record of how two people, Bill and Annie Hickey, with their three children, grew into and weathered through the long, hard period of that “Great Depression.”
Download or read book Anybody Can Do Anything written by Betty MacDonald and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The best thing about the Depression was the way it reunited our family and gave my sister Mary a real opportunity to prove that anybody can do anything, especially Betty.” After surviving both the failed chicken farm - and marriage - immortalized in The Egg and I, Betty MacDonald returns to live with her mother and desperately searches to find a job to support her two young daughters. With the help of her older sister Mary, Anybody Can Do Anything recounts her failed, and often hilarious, attempts to find work during the Great Depression.
Download or read book Growing Up in the Great Depression 1929 to 1941 written by Amy Ruth and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes what life was like for young people and their families during the harsh times of the Depression, from 1929 to the beginning of World War II.
Download or read book Children Of The Great Depression written by Glen H Elder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly acclaimed work first published in 1974, Glen H. Elder Jr. presents the first longitudinal study of a Depression cohort. He follows 167 individuals born in 1920?1921 from their elementary school days in Oakland, California, through the 1960s. Using a combined historical, social, and psychological approach, Elder assesses the influence of the economic crisis on the life course of his subjects over two generations. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this classic study includes a new chapter on the war years entitled, ?Beyond Children of the Great Depression.?
Download or read book Growing up Rich in a Poor Family written by Doris Hermundstad Liffrig and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In sharing memories of her humble childhood, Doris Hermundstad Liffrig reminds us all that material possessions and creature comforts are not necessary for a happy home. Growing Up Rich in a Poor Family is written for young people but will appeal to readers of all ages. Children will enjoy stories about Doris and her brothers, who entertained themselves for hours in make-believe worlds. Todays parents will wonder how this pioneering family managed to enjoy life with no money and few luxuries. And seniors will travel back in time reading Mama! I See a Tramp Coming Over the Hill, and recall the hopelessness that plagued people during the Great Depression.
Download or read book North Carolina During the Great Depression written by and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the mountains, piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New Deal Programs and other important historic events are discussed. The work includes 200 photographs to complement interviews with North Carolina natives about their experiences, as well as appendices, a bibliography, and an index covering important federal photographers in North Carolina during the Great Depression.
Download or read book Memories of the Great Depression written by Ray Schumack and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Ray Schumack has produced an account of his family's struggle to survive the hard times in New York's Borough of the Bronx during the years of the Great Depression. He has written true tales about real people, told with humor and insight into their strengths and shortcomings. He notes that his extended family was like the cast of hundreds in a Hollywood extravaganza, only some are remembered better, especially his father's Aunt Lizzy and Aunt Lulu Stein, because they gave him the best Christmas presents. His family's relatives lived not only in the Bronx, but in communities surrounding the Bronx, in New Jersey and as far away as St. Louis. If he tried to write something about every one of his relatives, he would never have finished this book. The book covers life in America between the years 1927 to1940, with a few comparisons to things that occurred years later.
Download or read book The Bumpy Road written by Quentin F Veit and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back in time to the tiny farm community of Osage Bend, Missouri, circa 1930-1945... Part memoir, part how-to manual, The Bumpy Road paints a vivid picture of life on the farm during the Great Depression. The author, recounting stories from his boyhood, brings to life the everyday trials and tribulations of his family and neighbors as they struggle to survive under daunting economic conditions. The hard work they put in was a given (to them), and their solutions to everyday problems were ingenious by necessity. And yet, they still found time to socialize and make the church the center of their lives. These tenacious people always looked to the future with hope and determination, and that comes shining through in this book. Depression-era, yes, depressing, no! So, discover the many facets of running a farm, how chores were done, the importance of family, and the many things that tied the community together. Marvel at the strength and resourcefulness of these rural Missourians-and take some of that for yourself as we endure our own difficult times today. Bonus: Includes photos and illustrations of farm tools, implements, and household items from the era, many of which you can now only find in museums.
Download or read book Story by the Entire Sayville Community the Children Grew Up to Be Heroes of World War II written by Serina Gorsky and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of how a community influenced the lives of four siblings orphaned at the start of the Great Depression. By telling the story of these "orphan heroes," it helps to paint a human picture of what the Great Depression would have been like in the town of Sayville, and by extension, it sketches out what qualities made (and makes) greater American society beyond Sayville endure through the challenges of the times past and present. It also serves more simply as a fascinating history of the town at that time. It will help you to better appreciate and develop a deeper understanding of the various families and places of historical significance - many of which still remain here today.
Download or read book Hope in Hard Times written by Timothy Kelly and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, originally known as Westmoreland Homesteads, which was founded in 1934 as part of the New Deal homestead subsistence program.
