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Doodlebug Days
by Nancy Lockard Gallop, Dorothy Lockard Bristol
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (2000-08-30)
ISBN: 0738828769
EAN: 9780738828763
Dewy Decimal #: 920
Paperback: 256 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: S070519-3226
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Very good overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. A back cover crease. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Doodlebug Days illuminates a unique era in American history--California in the 1930s. Two sisters relate their family's adventures moving up and down the State as their father's job takes him in search of new oil fields. Peppered with humor and historically accurate tidbits, here is a heart-warming piece of Americana.Doodlebug Days illuminates a unique era in American history--California in the 1930s. Two sisters relate their family's adventures moving up and down the State as their father's job takes him in search of new oil fields. Peppered with humor and historically accurate tidbits, here is a heart-warming piece of Americana.
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Customer Reviews
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Enchanting and Educational!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2001-08-30
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I was enchanted and educated by the adventures of this fascinating family.
As a member of a later generation that did not personally experience the depression, I feel I now have an understanding of what life would have been like if I had. I thoroughly enjoyed the unique way the two sisters took turn telling the story, sometimes-different take on the same event! Wonderful!
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A More Simple Time
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-01-24
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a wonderful book. It is very well written and a fast read. I was left wanting to know more. What happened to Aunt Irene & Uncle Grant as they aged? Who did sleep in Giovanni's room? It provides a full portrait of a particular middle class family from 1935 to 1937 as they moved from town to town in the San Joaquin Valley of California to follow their father's work. I loved the clarity of the portrayal of this less complicated culture. One passage sent chills down my spine because of the contrast it draws to our present experience: "In 1935 most children didn't have closets stuffed with clothes, shoes and games." I especially enjoyed all the details of life - food, clothing, styles, manners. The characters were well drawn & varied & left me with a deep longing for a sister of my own.
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