Dear Helen : wartime letters from a Londoner to her American pen pal /

"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969
Otros Autores: Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979, Jones, Russell M. (Russell Moseley), 1927-, Swanson, John H., 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Swallow, Betty M., > 1915-1969 > Correspondence.
Bradley, Helen, > 1890-1979 > Correspondence.
Bradley, Helen, > 1890-1979
Swallow, Betty M., > 1915-1969
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > England > London.
Pen pals > England > London > Correspondence.
Young women > England > London > Correspondence.
Working class > England > London > Correspondence.
Pen pals > Missouri > Kansas City > Correspondence.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Récits personnels britanniques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Angleterre > Londres.
Jeunes femmes > Angleterre > Londres > Correspondance.
Travailleurs > Angleterre > Londres > Correspondance.
HISTORY.
Manners and customs
Pen pals
Working class
Young women
London (England) > Biography.
London (England) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Londres (Angleterre) > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
England > London
Missouri > Kansas City
Biographies
Personal narratives > British
Personal correspondence
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily life during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780826271808
0826271804

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