{"product_id":"a-secret-gift-how-one-mans-kindness-and-a-trove-of-letters-revealed-the-hidden-history-of-the-great-depression-paperback","title":"A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Gup\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering but can also foster compassion and community.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Gup\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eNation of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor and chair of the journalism department at Emerson College. A former investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, and Salon.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403164971313,"sku":"9780143120001","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/MHJTYmJFOWRxczJUaXpDQjJGVUROdz09.webp?v=1768912616","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/a-secret-gift-how-one-mans-kindness-and-a-trove-of-letters-revealed-the-hidden-history-of-the-great-depression-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}