Depression Kids Author:James Edwin Alexander Depression Kids is the story of the Depression and Dustbowl as seen through the eyes of children. Told with characteristic warmth and good humor, Alexander paints a brutal yet poignant picture of the events and circumstnces, aspirations and frustrations, triumphs and tragedies, and grinding poverty that shaped family life and values on the ... more »farmlands of midwestern America during the 1930s and '40s. The book is a powerful testament to the resiliency and determination of youth.« less