9780143120001-014312000X-A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression

A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression

ISBN-13: 9780143120001
ISBN-10: 014312000X
Edition: Revised
Author: Ted Gup
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 400 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780143120001
ISBN-10: 014312000X
Edition: Revised
Author: Ted Gup
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 400 pages

Summary

A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression (ISBN-13: 9780143120001 and ISBN-10: 014312000X), written by authors Ted Gup, was published by Penguin Books in 2011. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other United States (Historical, State & Local, United States History, Women in History, World History, Philanthropy & Charity, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.39.

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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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