Home front girl a diary of love, literature, and growing up in wartime America

Morrison, Joan (Author). Morrison, Susan Signe, 1959- (Added Author).

Summary: Wednesday, December 10, 1941"Hitler speaks to Reichstag tomorrow. We just heard the first casualty lists over the radio. . . . Lots of boys from Michigan and Illinois. Oh my God! . . . Life goes on though. We read our books in the library and eat lunch, bridge, etc. Phy. Sci. and Calculus. Darn Descartes. Reading Walt Whitman now." This diary of a smart, astute, and funny teenager provides a fascinating record of what an everyday American girl felt and thought during the Depression and the lead-up to World War II. Young Chicagoan Joan Wehlen describes her daily life growing up in the city and

Record details

ISBN: 9781613744581 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1613744587 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781613744604 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1613744609 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Age 14 -- Age 15 -- Age 16 -- Age 17 -- Age 18 -- Age 19 -- Age 20.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.