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California Girl: Growing Up in the Great Depression by [Elsie McCain White]

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Today, Sunnyvale is “The Heart of the Silicon Valley,” booming center of a booming industry. In the 1930s, it was a sleepy town surrounded by orchards, its rapid growth of earlier decades depressed by the economic woes sweeping the country.

In this heartfelt memoir, Elsie McCain White, daughter of the concrete contractor who installed many of the town’s sidewalks, recalls what it was like to grow up in that time and place when fruit ruled the economy and friends and family mattered most of all. Approximately 19,025 words plus family album with 29 photographs.

Length: 100 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled

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It was amazing to see Sunnyvale through the eyes of someone who grew up there and has seen the city's evolution through the years. Kristi Myllenbeck, Sunnyvale Sun

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When I was born in Sunnyvale, California, it was a land of fruit, and we lived lives essentially centered around agriculture. Much as I admire the vibrant Sunnyvale of today, "the heart of the Silicon Valley," I didn't want the Sunnyvale of my youth and the life we lived there to be forgotten. I have long wanted to write about what it was like to grow up in that time and place when life, although not always easier, was certainly simpler and more focused on friends and family. Given that I'm 86, it occurred to me if I were ever going to do it, now is the time. I hope readers enjoy my abbreviated trip down memory lane as much as I enjoyed writing it.

ASIN : B00WNDPGFQ
Publisher : Better Times Press (June 30, 2015)
Publication date : June 30, 2015
Language: : English
File size : 22750 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 100 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,282,915 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,188 in History of Western U.S.
- #1,781 in Two-Hour Biography & Memoir Short Reads
- #2,771 in Two-Hour History Short Reads

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l.colin

good book

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2015

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This book was written by my aunt Elsie. I loved the writing. It describes the great depression from a childs point of view that is slightly different from what my parents experienced.

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charlene green

This book is a great historical account from a child's perspective.

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015

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This book is a great story of a young girl growing up during the great depression and WWII. It is a warm and personal story that brings to life the period of time that gave us living in the U.S. today, the freedoms and standard of living that we too often take for granted. I usually find history hard to read or study but I enjoyed every word written in this book.

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terry plum

A Must Read

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2015

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The author has a gift for storytelling! I couldn't put the book down--very interesting stories of those times. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to know about life in a small town in the thirties/forties.

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