Dear Mrs. Roosevelt : letters from children of the Great Depression

Dear Mrs. Roosevelt : letters from children of the Great Depression /

Activism made Mrs. Roosevelt a beloved figure among poor teens and children, who between the Depression of 1933 wrote her thousands of letters describing their problems and requesting her help. Here are 200 of these extraordinary documents to open a window into the lives of the Depression's you...

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Other Authors: Cohen, Robert (Robby), Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Eleanor, > 1884-1962 > Correspondence.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Correspondence.
Children > United States > Correspondence.
Poor children > United States > Correspondence.
Depressions > 1929 > United States > Personal narratives.
Children > United States > Social conditions > 20th century > Sources.
Children's writings, American.
United States > History > 1933-1945 > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945 > Sources.
United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945 > Sources.
Personal narratives.
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