| Country Store Contributor(s): Londgren, Richard Everett (Author) |
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ISBN: 1547103493 ISBN-13: 9781547103492 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.36 lbs) 114 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Country Store in rural Minnesota during the Great Depression became a focus of the community, along with the one-room Country School and Prairie Lutheran Church. Then a binge of publicity occurred when a 4th grade student wanted to get a 1-cent candy bar as a birthday present for his younger brother. Lacking a penny, he had to sign an I.O.U. (though not seriously expected to be redeemed by the Country Store). Meanwhile, more news when a desperate young hobo from the freight train was found hiding in the basement of the nearby Country School, and he was captured in a "stakeout." But in the spirit of the New Deal of the Great Depression, he benefited from an appealing choice--sign up for the new Civilian Conservation Corps instead of going to prison for a petty crime. So the community also welcomed this "work-release" option to allow the young offender to work and earn and learn in a CCC project. |