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Lädt ... Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939: Memories of the Canadians Who Survived the Depression (1973)von Barry Broadfoot
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Hundreds of ordinary Canadians tell their own stories in this book. They tell them in their own words, and the impact is astonishing. As page after page of unforgettable stories rolls by, it is easy to see why this book sold 300,000 copies and why a successful stage play that ran for years was based on them. The stories, and the 52 accompanying photographs, tell of an extraordinary time. One tells how a greedy Maritime landlord ho tried to raise a widow's rent was tarred and gravelled; another how rape by the boss was part of a waitress's job. Other stories show Saskatchewan families watching their farms turn into deserts and walking away from them; or freight-trains black with hoboes clinging to them, criss-crossing the country in search of work; or a man stealing a wreath for his own wife's funeral. Throughout this portrait of the era before Canada had a social safety net, there are amazing stories of what Time magazine called "human tragedy and moral triumph during the hardest of times." In the end, this is an inspiring, uplifting book about bravery, one you will not forget. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This is a time capsule of people in their 50s-70s talking in the 1970s about the 1930s. It's fascinating!
More...colourful than a textbook, let's say. Lots of opinions and spirited comments about R. B. Bennett, Mackenzie King, and others. A lot of the stories are in BC and the Prairies, and a good number from the Maritimes. There are several dollops of racist epithets throughout, often anti-Semitic and anti-Ukrainian in nature.
I didn't know that Ontario had sent train loads of goods (clothing etc) to the Prairies during the drought. I didn't know about relief camps. There is a LOT I didn't know, and I now want to read more about it.
Also, it seems privileged conservative types have always called poor people wanting food & shelter for everyone "communists." Plus ca change...
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