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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward_at_aclibrary.org>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 13:06:45 -0700
True, history is also filled with stories of those who did not overcome pov erty but who paved the way for others to rise above it...as in Albert Marri n's new book, Flesh and Blood So Cheap: the triangle fire and its legacy, a n excellent tribute to those brave souls who emigrated to a new country and helped establish the ready-to-wear garment industry in America.
Celeste Steward Alameda County Library.
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From: Sue Macy
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:36 PM To: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
Tight Times and Poverty
In discussing children’s literature that deals with poverty and tight tim es, don’t forget nonfiction. Many significant individuals rose above diff icult circumstances to achieve great things, and their biographers don’t shy away from those challenges in telling their stories. For example, both Annie Oakley and Nellie Bly lost their fathers by the time they were six, a nd each one watched her mother struggle with debt and submit to a disastrou s second marriage in search of a solution. When Annie’s mother couldn’t support all of her children, she sent Annie to live with another couple wh o abused her, inspiring an obsession with self-defense in the sharpshooter. Likewise, Nellie’s experiences with her alcoholic stepfather led to her lifelong dedication as a champion of the poor and dispossessed and her obse ssion with economic stability. History is filled with real-life role models who overcame poverty. Sue Macy Author, Bull’s-Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley Bylines: A Photobiography of N ellie Bly
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 13:06:45 -0700
True, history is also filled with stories of those who did not overcome pov erty but who paved the way for others to rise above it...as in Albert Marri n's new book, Flesh and Blood So Cheap: the triangle fire and its legacy, a n excellent tribute to those brave souls who emigrated to a new country and helped establish the ready-to-wear garment industry in America.
Celeste Steward Alameda County Library.
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From: Sue Macy
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:36 PM To: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
Tight Times and Poverty
In discussing children’s literature that deals with poverty and tight tim es, don’t forget nonfiction. Many significant individuals rose above diff icult circumstances to achieve great things, and their biographers don’t shy away from those challenges in telling their stories. For example, both Annie Oakley and Nellie Bly lost their fathers by the time they were six, a nd each one watched her mother struggle with debt and submit to a disastrou s second marriage in search of a solution. When Annie’s mother couldn’t support all of her children, she sent Annie to live with another couple wh o abused her, inspiring an obsession with self-defense in the sharpshooter. Likewise, Nellie’s experiences with her alcoholic stepfather led to her lifelong dedication as a champion of the poor and dispossessed and her obse ssion with economic stability. History is filled with real-life role models who overcame poverty. Sue Macy Author, Bull’s-Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley Bylines: A Photobiography of N ellie Bly
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