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- Stories of Survival: Arkansas Farmers during the Great Depression
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
Through dozens of in-depth interviews representing all sections of the state, farm families recall their best times, their worst times, and day-to-day experiences such as chores, washing, bathing, clothes making, medical care, home remedies, spiritual life, courtship and marriage, and school experiences. Their stories reveal how ordinary men and women, frequently living in abject poverty, endured cataclysmic natural disasters and economic collapse with extraordinary courage, faith, resourcefulness, and a good sense of humor.
Table of Contents
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- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- I. Introduction
- pp. 1-28
- II. Meet the Survivors
- pp. 29-46
- III. Stories of Survival: Arkansas Farmers during the Great Depression
- 2. Sharecropping in Arkansas
- pp. 61-64
- 5. Typical Chores around the Farm
- pp. 86-92
- 8. Making Molasses, Peanut Butter, and Such
- pp. 100-102
- 9. Meeting and Taking Care of Hoboes
- pp. 103-104
- 10. Making Our Own Clothes, Going Barefooted
- pp. 105-112
- 11. How We Washed Our Clothes
- pp. 113-115
- 12. Family Bathing Routines
- pp. 116-119
- 13. Did We Know We Were Poor?
- pp. 120-129
- 14. Transportation—How We Got Around
- pp. 130-134
- 15. School Memories
- pp. 135-147
- 16. How Did We Entertain Ourselves?
- pp. 148-160
- 17. Courtship and Marriage
- pp. 161-165
- 18. Medical Care
- pp. 166-169
- 19. Home Remedies
- pp. 170-178
- 21. Sources of News, Listening to Radio
- pp. 186-193
- 22. Christmas Memories
- pp. 194-205
- 23. Spiritual Life and Good Neighbors
- pp. 206-214
- 25. Worst Memories
- pp. 221-230
- 27. Racism during the Depression Era
- pp. 234-238
- 28. Best Memories of the Depression
- pp. 239-247
- 29. Funniest Memories
- pp. 248-251
- 30. Other Memories
- pp. 252-277
- IV. Epilogue
- pp. 291-292
- V. Appendix
- pp. 293-296
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610755757
Related ISBN(s)
9781557286895
MARC Record
OCLC
910102705
Pages
312
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015