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Dear Helen : wartime letters from a Londoner to her American pen pal /

"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969
Other Authors: Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979, Jones, Russell M. (Russell Moseley), 1927-, Swanson, John H., 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Swallow, Betty M., > 1915-1969 > Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, English.
World War, 1939-1945 > England > London.
Pen pals > England > London > Correspondence.
Young women > England > London > Correspondence.
Working class > England > London > Correspondence.
London (England) > Biography.
London (England) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Bradley, Helen, > 1890-1979 > Correspondence.
Pen pals > Missouri > Kansas City > Correspondence.
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Summary:"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily life during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes biibliographical references.
ISBN:9780826218506 (alk. paper)
0826218504 (alk. paper)