The Great Depression Student Interview

Term Paper Title	The Great Depression Student Interview
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The Great Depression Student Interview

         Onnie Benjamin Cross , my Grandfather , is a survivor of the time in our countries history

known as the great depression. Born in                , he lived in         as a young boy. My interview

with him really helped me to realize where the older people of our nation are coming from in

their ideas and opinions . In the following paper I will do my best to convey what I learned to

the reader.

       People did what they had to to survive the Great Depression . Clothing was made from feed

sacks with thin strips of old tires cut out for elastic for the waist. Most of the kids affected by the

poverty wore overalls, if their shoes wore out, they would have to go barefoot for the rest of the

year.
       Food was another and bigger problem to some than clothing. People bought only the

essentials- flour, sugar , bread & wasted nothing. Leftover bread was made into bread pudding.

I was told that some people would slaughter animals, place them in the back of a trailer , and

take them door to door cutting off and selling whatever part the person wanted to buy. Some

found other ways to get meat , such as hunting rabbits, deer, squirrels, and birds. Butter was

expensive so they used a lard-type substance which they mixed until it was fluffy and then added

yellow food coloring.

        Not many homes in the countryside had electricity before 1...

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