A secret gift : how one man's kindness--and a trove of letters--revealed the hidden history of the Great Depression
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
ISBN
9781594202704, 1594202702
Physical Desc
365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction - Public Shelving
977.162 GUP
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977.162 GUP
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781594202704, 1594202702
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
The author's grandfather, Sam Stone, placed an ad in the Canton, OH, newspaper shortly before Christmas in 1933, offering cash gifts to seventy-five families in distress. Readers were asked to send letters describing their hardships to a benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot. The author investigates a suitcase full of letters responding to these ads as he learns more about his grandfather's hidden past as well as the suffering and triumphs of strangers during the Great Depression. -- From publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gup, T. (2010). A secret gift: how one man's kindness--and a trove of letters--revealed the hidden history of the Great Depression . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gup, Ted, 1950-. 2010. A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gup, Ted, 1950-. A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression Penguin Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gup, Ted. A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression Penguin Press, 2010.
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