A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression
by Gup, Ted
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1594202702
- ISBN 13
- 9781594202704
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Synopsis
"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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- Bookseller
- DjBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9BOX36
- Title
- A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression
- Author
- Gup, Ted
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1594202702
- ISBN 13
- 9781594202704
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010-10-28
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 22 oz