These two books are what I've been reading lately.
I was going to suggest that you go to Amazon.com and buy yourself a copy, but - good grief - they are selling from $40-$60!
So, check your local thrift stores.
These books are excellent.
Although, so much of what people were able to do in the 1930's just isn't possible today.
I wonder if my city would change it's laws and let me keep goats and chickens in my back yard?
Hmmm. Much to ponder there.
Still, try to find these books. The personal stories about how people survived such devastating economical hardship will encourage you.
Or, you can come to my house and read mine.
I did not only read today. I also scrubbed my kitchen floor. It was so bad it took almost all day. It's clean now, but not shiny. I just do not know how to make a floor shiny. And, I cleaned out the bedroom closet. In doing so, I found an old wool sweater vest that I used to wear ALL the time. FOR YEARS. I felted it and turned it into several other things.
If you want to see what I made, go to www.simplythrift.blogspot.com .
(in a minute. i haven't posted there yet.)
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I'd rather read it at your house, my kitchen floor isn't clean. Mine won't shine either - I think it's beyond shining and is begging to be replaced.
I love books like that. My favorite cookbook was purchased at a used book store. It is, "Economy in Cooking" and was published by the "Grand Union Tea Company" in Chicago in 1934. It has wonderful depression era recipes. I'm beginning to believe that the "Good Old Days" really were good!
I'd love to find your books in a thrift store, but I think that with today's economy, so would lots of other people!
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