A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--And a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of T He Great Depression

"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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 10/25/2011
ISBN: 9780143120001
Pages: 369
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.10d