Home Front Girl
Download or Read eBook Home Front Girl PDF written by Joan Wehlen Morrison and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Joan Wehlen Morrison |
| Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2012-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781613744604 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1613744609 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Home Front Girl by : Joan Wehlen Morrison
Book excerpt: Wednesday, December 10, 1941"Hitler speaks to Reichstag tomorrow. We just heard the first casualty lists over the radio. ... Lots of boys from Michigan and Illinois. Oh my God! ... Life goes on though. We read our books in the library and eat lunch, bridge, etc. Phy. Sci. and Calculus. Darn Descartes. Reading Walt Whitman now." This diary of a smart, astute, and funny teenager provides a fascinating record of what an everyday American girl felt and thought during the Depression and the lead-up to World War II. Young Chicagoan Joan Wehlen describes her daily life growing up in the city and
