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A Secret Gift
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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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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback / softback, 369 pages, Updated Edition | | Other Information: | Illustrated | | Published In: | United States, 01 October 2011 |
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 75 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. 384 pp. 75,000 print. |
About the AuthorTed Gup is the author of the bestseller "The Book of Honor" and of "Nation of Secrets." He is a professor and chair of the journalism department at Emerson College. A former investigative reporter for "The Washington Post" and "Time," he has also written for "The New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Slate," and Salon.com.
| Publisher: | Penguin Books | | ISBN: | 014312000X |
| EAN: | 9780143120001 | | Dimensions: | 20.07 x 13.46 x 2.79 centimeters (0.29 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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