Starting in September 1918 and continuing through December 1921 my two Great Aunts and my Grandmother amassed an amazing amount of letters that chronicled the events of their world at the end of WW1.
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Anna Mae Malin gave the news from Chicago. Anna Mae's were more family oriented but gave laugh-out-loud accounts of 'Miss Mitchell' the family car and of learning to drive. She describes an emotional charged Chicago when November 11 (and November 10) was celebrated. She complains about 'hobble skirts' and pointed shoes; and finding places to live becomes an ever increasing concern as rents continue to rise.
It was as if they were writing a history book from the view point of middle class America - written as it happened - with no 'spin' historians adding their personal interpretations of past events as seen by today's standards.
The letters detail not only history but genealogical information of people living in St. Louis, Chicago, as well as those working with the Red Cross overseas at the end of WW1.
- flintstone
Still coming up as free - 04/10/16 10:54am
- Dennis The Menac
6 comments
esarty
3 Oct 16#1
No longer free - coming up as £5.35 on Kindle for me
waleed786 to esarty
4 Oct 16#2
Same here, MODS Expire this!
Dennis The Menac
4 Oct 16#3
Still coming up as free
esarty to Dennis The Menac
4 Oct 16#4
For me it shows as £5.35 to buy and £0.00 to read as part of a Kindle Unlimited subscription.
waleed786
5 Oct 16#5
Perhaps it's for people who have a prime membership!
esarty to waleed786
6 Oct 16#6
I have Prime, and it was still £5.35 - I think because of the Kindle Unlimited thing it looks like it would be free. A little misleading IMO.
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Starting in September 1918 and continuing through December 1921 my two Great Aunts and my Grandmother amassed an amazing amount of letters that chronicled the events of their world at the end of WW1.
...
Anna Mae Malin gave the news from Chicago. Anna Mae's were more family oriented but gave laugh-out-loud accounts of 'Miss Mitchell' the family car and of learning to drive. She describes an emotional charged Chicago when November 11 (and November 10) was celebrated. She complains about 'hobble skirts' and pointed shoes; and finding places to live becomes an ever increasing concern as rents continue to rise.
It was as if they were writing a history book from the view point of middle class America - written as it happened - with no 'spin' historians adding their personal interpretations of past events as seen by today's standards.
The letters detail not only history but genealogical information of people living in St. Louis, Chicago, as well as those working with the Red Cross overseas at the end of WW1.
- flintstone
Still coming up as free - 04/10/16 10:54am
- Dennis The Menac
6 comments