Book : A Secret Gift How One Mans Kindness--and A Trove Of..

-Titulo Original : A Secret Gift How One Mans Kindness--and A Trove Of Letters--revealed The Hidden History Of T He Great Depression

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Penguin Books

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About the Author Ted Gup is the author of the bestseller The Book of Honor and of Nation of Secrets. He is a professor and chair of the journalism department at Emerson College. A former investigative reporter for The Washington Post and Time, he has also written for The New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Slate, and Salon . A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering but can also foster compassion and community. -The Boston GlobeIn hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling author Ted Gups unique book uplifting as well as captivating. Inside a suitcase kept in his mothers 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.