TY - BOOK AU - Downs,William David TI - Stories of survival: Arkansas farmers during the Great Depression SN - 9781610755757 AV - F411 .S86 2015 U1 - 976.7/052 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Fayetteville PB - The University of Arkansas Press KW - Depressions KW - 1929 KW - Arkansas KW - Farmers KW - Economic conditions KW - 20th century KW - Rural families KW - Farm life KW - History KW - Agriculture KW - Social aspects KW - Biography KW - Crises économiques KW - Familles rurales KW - Conditions économiques KW - 20e siècle KW - Vie à la ferme KW - Histoire KW - Aspect social KW - Agriculteurs KW - Biographies KW - HISTORY KW - United States KW - State & Local KW - South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - Rural conditions KW - Conditions rurales KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction to "Stories of survival" -- Meet the survivors -- Stories of survival : Arkansas farmers during the Great Depression -- Epilogue -- Appendix N2 - Through dozens of in-depth interviews representing all sections of the state, farm families recall their best times, their worst times, and day-to-day experiences such as chores, washing, bathing, clothes making, medical care, home remedies, spiritual life, courtship and marriage, and school experiences. Their stories reveal how ordinary men and women, frequently living in abject poverty, endured cataclysmic natural disasters and economic collapse with extraordinary courage, faith, resourcefulness, and a good sense of humor UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=996295 ER -