{"product_id":"dear-mister-ward-complaint-letters-to-montgomery-ward-from-the-american-heartland-1932-1942-9798218057213","title":"Dear Mister Ward: Complaint Letters to Montgomery Ward From The American Heartland 1932-1942","description":"Before there was Yelp, Facebook or Twitter there were formal complaints departments.\u003cbr\u003eDear Mister Ward is a collection of letters sent by customers to the complaints department of the St Paul, Minnesota catalog office of Montgomery Ward \u0026amp; Co between 1932 and 1942.\u003cbr\u003eHilarious, weird, and occasionally heartbreaking, the letters reveal the integral role Montgomery Ward played in the lives of those wrote them.\u003cbr\u003eTouching on topics that include fashion, relationships, technology, loneliness, debt, and toilet paper, they provide a glimpse at the daily lives and preoccupations of rural Americans from the peak of the Great Depression into the early days of World War II.\u003cbr\u003eTranscribed by Verna Gregg, the correspondent who preserved them, the letters are presented with introductions by her grandson, Evan Gregg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSample letters and more information can be found at www.dearmisterward.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Evan Gregg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218057213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Evan H. Gregg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42362337231029,"sku":"9798218057213","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_388195aa-c1b1-4625-9024-ab9c05b44f5a.jpg?v=1662434411","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dear-mister-ward-complaint-letters-to-montgomery-ward-from-the-american-heartland-1932-1942-9798218057213","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}