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Children of the Great Depression (Golden Kite Awards) by Russell Freedman, 1929-2018 is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Children of the Great Depression (Golden Kite Awards) about?

As he did for frontier children in his enormously popular Children of the Wild West, Russell Freedman illuminates the lives of the American children affected by the economic and social changes of the Great Depression. Middle-class urban youth, migrant farm laborers, boxcar kids, children whose families found themselves struggling for survival . . . all Depression-era young people faced challenges like unemployed and demoralized parents, inadequate food and shelter, schools they couldnt attend because they had to go to work, schools that simply closed their doors. Even so, life had its bright spotslike favorite games and radio showsand many young people remained upbeat and optimistic about the future. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, and richly illustrated with classic archival photographs, this book by one of the most celebrated authors of nonfiction for children places the Great Depression in context and shows young readers its human face. Endnotes, selected bibliography, index.

Who reads Children of the Great Depression (Golden Kite Awards)?

Author

Russell Freedman, 1929-2018

Publisher

New York: Clarion Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780618446308

Category

history

Subjects

Gender Studies, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.01 / 5 (358 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14