When We Were Growing Up: Uplifting Stories of Families That Turned Hard Times Into Good Times - Softcover

Pattan, Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1448604850 ISBN 13: 9781448604852

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

This book is a collection of interviews from people who grew up between the 1920s and the 1940's. Those that were born in North America tell about surviving The Great Depression, happy stories of youthful schooldays, family outings, and the effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. For those that emigrated from the war-torn countries of Estonia, The Netherlands, and Poland, growing up came all too suddenly as they ran with their families to escape the bombings. Yet, even their childhood recollections are humorous, uplifting, and inspiring. Illistrator David Byrne has imaginatively captured the humor in every tale with his Norman Rockwell-style drawings. Readers of this book will come away with a new sense of history as told by the children that grew up to be "the Great Generation".

About this title

About the Author:

Pat Pattan (nee Yeo) grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She graduated from Manitoba Teachers College in 1963. Moving to New Jersey in 1965, she became a United States Citizen in l976. She has written articles and reviews for local newspapers, plus radio commercials. An avid writer and a member of several writers' groups, she has writtten poetry, short stories, and plays. She focuses on the good in humanity and brings this out with humor and insight.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1448604850
• ISBN 13: 9781448604852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Byrne David