Great Depression
Ruby’s Spoon
Small, landlocked, and economically depressed in 1933, the English town of Cradle Cross isn’t a place one goes for an…
The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers
The 1930s changed the lives of millions of Americans. Dreams and hope disappeared for the majority of the laid-off, financially…
My Eyes Have a Cold Nose
The daughter of notorious sheriff Pat Garrett, Elizabeth“Gigi” Garrett has been blind since she was a small child. In 1930s…
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression
The phrase “the Great Depression” brings to mind black-and-white photographs of tired men in worn clothes standing in bread lines,…
The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks
This is the third and final instalment (the author died in 2007) of the 1930s Golden Age murder mystery series,…
The Silent Gift
Hard times filled the lives of 1930s Depression America, soon to get even more difficult for Mary Godwin and her…
At the Chime of the City Clock
In 1931 Britain is deep in financial crisis, and coming off the Gold Standard seems inevitable. That summer in a…
The Bible Salesman
Southern writer Edgerton has never disappointed me with his stories of gentle humor about the South. His latest novel takes…
A Boardwalk Story
Fifteen-year-old Jack Laurel comes of age in his home town – Atlantic City, still the “Playground of the World” even…
Five Smooth Stones
The story takes place in New Orleans in 1933. Times are hard, money is scarce, and Jim Crow separates black…
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