Duffy's Rocks - Couverture souple

Fenton, Edward

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 082295706X ISBN 13 : 9780822957065

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1999

Synopsis

Duffy's Rocksis set in the Depression years in Pittsburgh, and follows young Timothy Brennan as he seeks to find his father who has long since disappeared. Timothy and his cousin explore the city of Pittsburgh--a delightful tour that will certainly urge older readers to recall their own childhood. Through his search for his father, both the reader and Timothy encounter and explore the universal issues of family, self-discovery, and independence. Duffy Rocks provides an abundance of particulars about how children were affected during the dust bowl years, and is an opportunity for younger readers to gain a greater understanding of their own grandparents, perhaps even prompting them to record the oral histories in their own families. It is also a chance to get a sense of how the various events and situations of the past were woven together. Readers can relive the trials of the economic and social difficulties of the Great Depression and the predominance of the various immigrant groups whose influence and presence were so strong in the early part of the century in America's urban centers, from the perspective of someone their own age.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 082295706X
• ISBN 13: 9780822957065
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible