| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The beginning -- The "phony war" -- "France has surrendered and we are all on our ownsomes" -- February 1941-early 1942 -- July 1942-February 1945 -- August 1945-1947 -- May 10, 1949-December 1950 -- Helen Bradley to Betty Swallow, August 18, 1969 |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969 -- Correspondence
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Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979 -- Correspondence
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Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979 |
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Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969 |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London
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Pen pals -- England -- London -- Correspondence
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Young women -- England -- London -- Correspondence
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Working class -- England -- London -- Correspondence
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Pen pals -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Correspondence
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HISTORY.
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Manners and customs
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Pen pals
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Working class
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Young women
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London (England) -- Biography
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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England -- London
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Missouri -- Kansas City
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979.
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Jones, Russell M. (Russell Moseley), 1927-
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Swanson, John H., 1938-
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| LC no. |
2008051321 |
| ISBN |
9780826271808 |
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0826271804 |
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