The Worst of Times: a Story of the Great Depression Unabridged edition

When the Depression strikes America, throwing millions out of work, Petey Williamsons family seems safe. Hadnt the boss promised Peteys father that hed always have a job? But during the Depression, promises cannot always be kept, and Petey finds his family sliding rapidly into poverty, And when Peteys much-admired cousin Steve starts working as a union organizer in the battle to improve conditions for workers, poverty turns into tragedy.