My Appalachia 1924-1942

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Lorraine Stott Maiden celebrates family bonds, hard work, and growing up in Appalachia from 1924 to 1942 in this autobiography that will have you yearning for yesterday.Throughout her childhood, Maidens family moved around Kentuckys mining country to make ends meet. Even though life was tough, she remembers with fondness getting up in the morning to have breakfast with her daddy, who would tickle her and toss her in the air before leaving for work.The Great Depression would take a toll on the family, but this was during a time when someones struggle to succeed was their determining factor for failure or success. The government did not rescue the disadvantagedat least not until Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal came along.There were no evil intentionsonly people struggling to find their own niche. Some succeeded, and some gave up. That was just part of growing up and trying to survive in Appalachia.

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