A Secret Gift
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A Secret Gift by Ted Gup
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 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.
Ted Gup wrote a very skeletal version of what became the basis for A Secret Gift for the New York Times two years ago, and it was the second most emailed story for the Times that year. New research resulted in A Secret Gift: How One Man s Kindness and Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781594202704 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594202702 |
| Title | A Secret Gift |
| Author | Ted Gup |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
| Year published | 2010-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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