Books tagged: 1930s

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The Remarkable Life of Kitty McInerney: How A Poor Irish Immigrant Raised 17 Children in Great Depression New York    by Christopher Prince
Price: $4.99 USD. 15210 words. Published on October 7, 2009. .

The true story of a poor Irish immigrant who raised 17 children in Great Depression New York. Kitty McInerney’s life rode a wave of social and political transformation that would come to define modern America. Poor, burdened, and uncelebrated, Kitty McInerney is remarkable for her unrelenting faith, her unique, individual struggle and for exemplifying the American immigrant experience.
The Christmas Gift    by John McDonnell
Price: $2.99 USD. 6610 words. Published on December 9, 2009. .

A heartwarming story about a doll named Constance and how she learns to love a little girl named Sarah in the Great Depression. It takes place in 1937-38, when a homeless girl named Sarah steals the doll from a wealthy woman's house in Philadelphia. Sarah and Constance have many adventures, and both of them learn the value of opening their hearts to love.
A Drifter's Love vol. I A Time for Love    by Musa Lawrence
Price: $14.50 USD. 71140 words. Published on January 16, 2010. .

Thirteen years after his return home from war, John Avery - a down and out veteran, drifts into a small southern town, and into the life of Emma Dotson. This is a story that touches upon certain challenges one tends to find in a sometimes uncertain modern society, highlighting qualities relating to identity, belief, and loyalty in various forms.
Paris 1934: Victory in Retreat    by Paul A. Myers
Price: $0.99 USD. 85810 words. Published on June 7, 2010. .

In Depression-era France, Sorbonne student Sandrine works with American reporters covering momentous political battles raging on the streets of Paris. In summer, she pursues amorous adventures of her own during the festive Bastille Day celebrations. Destinies intersect in October 1934 when a Yugoslav king arrives in France for an important state visit and a historically startling climax.
Stretching The Food Dollar: Wisdom From The 1930s    by Heather Michon
Price: $1.49 USD. 7750 words. Published on June 22, 2010. .

During the Great Depression, experts from around the country were eager to share their knowledge of food budgeting and frugal menu planning to a hungry population. Using the era's newspapers and magazines, "Stretching the Food Dollar" shows how home economists and nutritionists advised Americans on creating a healthy diet on even the slimmest of budgets.
Nunzilla Was My Mother and My Stepmother Was a Witch    by Terry Silver
Price: $2.99 USD. 40030 words. Published on August 20, 2010. .

"Nunzilla Was My Mother and My Stepmother Was a Witch" is author Terry Gelormino Silver's memoir of growing up in three different orphanages in Ohio during the Great Depression and World War II era. Two of the orphanages where she lived were run by a strict order of nuns, and the third orphanage was non-sectarian. Think "Oliver Twist" meets "Angela's Ashes," and you've got the idea.
Her Selfish Desires    by Loretta B. Staley
Price: $1.65 USD. 87360 words. Published on October 10, 2010. .

Fred was a handsome black man whose family had settled on a ranch in south western Wyoming--Mormon country. Georgia was young, white, beautiful, and headstrong. They fell in love--and dared to cross "the forbidden line." from there began Georgias tempestuous future, sweeping in and out of peoples lives--destroying many. A story of unending love and a a desperate search for happiness.
The Time Magus    by Phyllis Haislip
Price: $3.99 USD. 36210 words. Published on November 17, 2010. .

13-year-old, Jeff’s dad trusts him to test an advanced computer called the Magus. It mysteriously disappears, traveling back in time to 1937. Jeff has to get back the Magus before his father returns. Claire, seriously ill with tuberculosis, finds the Magus. The kids e-mail across time and have to save Claire's family from traveling on the Hindenburg.
Not for Evil    by R. J. Thomas
Price: $2.99 USD. 14890 words. Published on January 22, 2011. .

Frank Lamott was a longtime Chicago gangster who had come to the end of his rope. Finding himself by accident in the small town of Cypress Lake, Illinois, full of regrets about his twenty-five years as a mobster, he decided to turn himself in to the local authorities. Unfortunately for Lamott, turning himself in wasn't as easy as he thought it would be.
Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal    by Gregg Taylor
Price: $4.95 USD. 61740 words. Published on January 25, 2011. .

Even the united remnants of Toronto's defeated underworld could not resist the city's masked protectors. But when they join with the murderous might of some of the masked man's deadliest foes, can even the Red Panda match the strength of... The Crime Cabal? All-new adventure and heroics in the style of the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction!