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Freedman, Russell.
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Children -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Children -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
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Freedman, Russell.
Children -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Children -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
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Children of the Great Depression / Russell Freedman.
by
Freedman, Russell.
Clarion Books, c2005.
Call #:
305.230973 F853c
Subjects
Children
--
United
States
--
Social
conditions
--
20th century
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Children
--
United
States
--
History
--
20th century
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Depressions
--
1929
--
United
States
--
Juvenile
literature
.
United
States
--
Social
conditions
--
1933-1945
--
Juvenile
literature
.
URL856
Table of contents
ISBN:
9780618446308 (hardcover)
0618446303 (hardcover)
Description:
x, 118 p. : ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-112) and index.
Contents:
"The sight of my father crying"
--
"Ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished"
--
In and out of school
--
Kids at work
--
"Okie, go home!"
--
Boxcar kids
--
The Lone Ranger and Captain Midnight
--
A brighter tomorrow.
Summary:
Life was hard for children during the Great Depression: kids had to do without new clothes, shoes, or toys, and many couldn't attend school because they had to work. Even so, life still had its bright spots. Take a closer look at the lives of young Americans during this era.
Awards:
A Junior Library Guild selection.
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Tantallon Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
305.230973 F853c
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