A Secret Gift : How One Man's Kindness - And a Trove of Letters - Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression
by Ted Gup
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- ISBN 13
- 9781594202704
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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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- Title
- A Secret Gift : How One Man's Kindness - And a Trove of Letters - Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression
- Author
- Ted Gup
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 3
- ISBN 10
- 1594202702
- ISBN 13
- 9781594202704
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
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