{"product_id":"when-the-wolf-camped-at-our-door-my-childhood-in-the-great-depression-hardcover","title":"When the Wolf Camped at Our Door: My Childhood in the Great Depression - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAileen Kilgore Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecounts the hardships and joys the Kilgore family and their neighbors experienced in a close-knit southern rural community during the Great Depression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the Great Depression tightened its grip on the world, six members of the Kilgore family were living in a cramped farmhouse in Brookwood, Alabama. Crops didn't grow well, food was scarce, shoes were in short supply, and the few clothes they had were all hand-me-downs. The Kilgores struggled to make ends meet, cobbling together odd jobs and working the land by hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite all of this, young Aileen thought life was full of hope. She longed to hold on to it and scribbled down daily events on whatever odds and ends of paper she could find. In her new memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Wolf Camped at Our Door\u003c\/i\u003e, Aileen Kilgore Henderson creates a vivid portrait of what life was like for so many living in the rural South during the Depression. The book begins when Aileen is ten years old and follows her into her teenage years over the course of twenty-seven episodic chapters. Drawing on her girlhood diaries and told through the charismatic voice of her younger self, Henderson's nuanced storytelling sheds light on the common struggle for survival during a time when people were at their most vulnerable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Against the backdrop of a world where hard work and harsh conditions like hunger, privation, sickness, and early death were everyday realities, Henderson's stories are nevertheless tinged with young Aileen's lively sense of humor and optimistic faith in people and in the promise of life despite trying circumstances. We follow her rambles in the woods, her visits with friends, a trip to a fortune teller, and a search for the Howton Horror, a mysterious monster rumored to live deep in the Alabama backwoods. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAileen Kilgore Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e is author of nine books including \u003ci\u003eThe World through the Dime Store Door: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTenderfoot Teacher: Letters from the Big Bend, 1952-1954\u003c\/i\u003e. At 100 years old, she continues to write at her home in the deep woods of Tuscaloosa County. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.58 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158816460935,"sku":"9780817321338","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/23985d74b44dc49118b2b002384e1fcd.webp?v=1733261793","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/when-the-wolf-camped-at-our-door-my-childhood-in-the-great-depression-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}