{"product_id":"a-secret-gift-how-one-mans-kindness-and-a-trove-of-letters-revealed-the-hidden-history-of-t-he-great-depression-014312000x","title":"A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of t he Great Depression","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 014312000X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gup, Ted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196751737120,"sku":"NEW014312000X","price":13.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61vJ0MyvA2L.jpg?v=1786953541","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-secret-gift-how-one-mans-kindness-and-a-trove-of-letters-revealed-the-hidden-history-of-t-he-great-depression-014312000x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}