Coming of Age During the Great Depression and Wwii
by
Alice L. Waltmire
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
In 1932, at age four, Alice moved with her family of five in the dilapidated house on the hill, above the creek bed where hobos, weary of riding the rails looking for work, often camped. The front yard had not a blade of grass and was riddled with gopher holes like the top of a salt or pepper shaker....