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Ella Mae and the Great Depression (Paperback)
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Ella Mae and the Great Depression (Paperback)
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Loot Price R515
Discovery Miles 5 150
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This book discusses memoirs from my mother as she grew up and lived
before, during, and after the Great Depression. It details some of
her experiences. She was from a very poor background educationally
and financially, like many people were during those days. It
discusses her poor living conditions, her discomforts, and how she
lacked any of the conveniences that one has today. It details how
hard people had to work at that time and how she persevered to the
end-ever, ever struggling to reach her goal of a permanent home.
Some of the types of working conditions are described: how
difficult it was to get a job that paid enough to live, how hard it
was to keep enough food to eat, and how uncomfortable their living
conditions were. The homes were poorly built and drafty. It
emphasizes the struggle to get rid of lice since they seemed to be
everywhere, and just the difficulty to keep warm during winter
since there was no central heat or air- conditioning. It discusses
her father going to World War I and his war conditions and hazards,
such as body lice, gases, death, and not having enough to eat.
Then, her husband was drafted into World War II. It touches on the
polio epidemic and hospital conditions. It tells how she scrimped
and saved unendingly to finally reach her goal of a permanent,
warm, and comfortable home. Young people will see a great deal of
contrast between living conditions then and now.
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