Reply #101: Dan Rather wrote a book called I REMEMBER of growing up during the [View All]

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Depression. Although, from his descriptions, he had it better than a lot, it was hard work to keep a job and food on the table and no life of luxury.

He described how it was not unusual for a knock would come at the back door of the house and a family would be standing behind the father who would ask to "see the man of the house." The visitor would delicately ask if the family had enough food to share. If the household had enough to share, they would. If not, the hungry family would be directed to another house where there might be food to share.

One way people survived the Depression was helping one another when ever they could.