Greatdepression Stories

The 1930s was a difficult decade for America, especially for big and tall child Agnes Tilly. Agnes grew up in a time autism wasn't as known as it is today, and that affected her.

In small town Hendersonville, North Carolina, there's a time and a place for women to open their mouths. Lydia Grace Abney doesn't care to wait on that time or that place. She walks through life without any shoes on, dirt on her skin, and wind-blown hair. Some might say she gets her classless qualities from being raised with all boys. Others say the devil is doing work in her life and holding her tongue hostage. But Lydia doesn't see anything wrong with her inability to keep her mouth shut. Especially when it comes to the ever-growing racism flooding her small, southern town. She's willing to fight tooth and nail to stand up for what she believes is right-and this particular act catches the eye of someone rather unexpected. Wattpad Editor's Choice February 26th, 2021 - April 1st, 2021 Featured by Wattpad Historical Fiction under "Decade Fiction." Winner of the Cappuccino Awards 2020 (historical) 2nd Place - Historical Fiction - The Writer's Choice Awards 2nd Place - Historical Fiction - The insidious Awards #1 in greatdepression #1 in sexism # 1 in 1930

Pearl is sitting down with her granddaughter, when the little girl asks her about her own story. Pearl decides to tell her the story of her life starting back when she was born. Join Pearl through the roaring twenties, Great Depression, and war.

The year is 1933. Crime in New York is flooding the streets. Politicians, cops, and law enforcers are corrupt. Amidst all this chaos, a 19 year old from Queens defies all odds. Look out, New York: there's a hero in town... (Earth-90214 plus my own ideas) (I don't own Marvel or any related material.)

15 year old Sarah had the perfect life. She was popular, athletic, and she had a lot of money. She was also very selfish, and unkind and everyone in town knew it. life for Sarah turned upside down when she suddenly woke up in an ancient Egyptian village. She learns that she needs to learn to love people for who they, even at the darkest hours of our history. Once she learned to love someone from each time period, she can advance closer to 2019. This book takes you from the Egyptian plague, to the Great Depression.

A bookwormish girl. A spoiled, troubled heir. A love that looks beneath the surface. After the tragic death of her mother and the loss of her father's job, Isabelle and her family move to a rural town in Kansas to start a new life and have a new hope for the future. Isabelle, a bibliophile, longs for a good read and suddenly stumbles upon a mysterious fairytale book in a secret nook of the local library. That's when everything changes... When her father gets into some hospitality trouble with a bitter, rich (yet handsome) young man Isabelle has no choice but to offer herself as a maidservant to help her family. Now, Isabelle must adjust to a whole new world as a servant in a large mansion with many colorful servants and easily tempered (yet handsome), "beastly" Master Alexander Bettman, a troubled young man who is more than meets the eye. Will Isabelle be able to endure her new surroundings? What is the true reason behind the Master's bitterness, and is it possible for a man like him to come to Christ after so much pain? Based off the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast, this is a story of how the power of kindness and God's word can bring the most beautiful kind of healing even in the most "beastly" circumstances.

When poverty strikes during the Great Depression, little Humphrey wants to help his family. He decides to run away in hopes of returning with the financial aid that his family so desperately needs, but will his efforts be successful? And will he make the journey with the help of some people -and animals- that he befriended along the way?

"Close your eyes darling and count to seven, once you awaken you'll be safe in heaven."

Burning Barrels is the coming-of-age story of a young woman from an unconventional family, navigating the Great Depression in rural East Tennessee. When a mining accident devastates the town, Beryl has to start working in the general store to help support her family. There, she encounters the embittered son of the owner, the ladies in town who hate her mother, and the man who almost ruined her parents' marriage. Old hurts, new love, and small town dynamics threaten to upend the careful balance the Barrel family adopted a long time ago.

if you're not good with PTSD or dark topics such as death/su*cide and addiction you shouldn't read this. Sorry for the sudden change in my writing style. Also this takes place in Hazbin Hotel character Angel Dust's past life, so no hell bullshit to worry about, and the begining chapters are probably going to be some backstory though so heads up for that. There may be spelling errors or punctuation errors by the way (I am dyslexic so💀) *New York accent is on purpose

A short story about a man who leaves New York City in search of something he couldn't find in the city.

Delia Donovan is a young woman who has been living in Heather Harbor, a fictional port town of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States of America. In the year 1929, before the stock market crash and the great depression, is where Delia and her best friend break into a house, leading them to an object that neither suspect is more important than the usual two bits they get for stolen goods. As Delia is chased by a mysterious woman with a hidden face, we follow her through the streets of Davenport where she grew up and goes to try and sell it, and back to Heather Harbor, where she and a handsome man, Mathew Lang, will embark on a trip to New York City, where she gets involved further with The Tenth Cube. Along the way, we'll meet many other chracters and go through a variety of different places, where Delia must discover the use of the artifact and, aided by her new friends, to find if and where it must be returned. In just a few days, Delia's life will have changed forevermore.

A girl living during the Great Depression, learning how to survive in the world.

Something strange has happened to the past, and now the present has changed forever. A newly regenerated, amnesiac Doctor has stumbled into a change in the timeline, unsure why she has regenerated or why she can't remember large chunks of her past. To be safe, she travelled an entire year before the aberration took place, but even still is no closer to finding out what has happened. However, the Doctor may now have help, for someone has taken an interest in her investigation. Why did the timeline change? Who caused it? Why is New York the epicentre for disaster no matter what happens? This story takes place far after all televised Doctor Who content, and is intended to fit into canon as a far off, future regeneration of the same character.

It's the year 1918 and the Great War has ended. In the town of Frankenburg people were angry as the Germans bent the knee to the retched Allies. One man Christoph Jakob Sharsmidt had served in the German army throughout the entire war. He was angry as his homeland was humiliated and His people's lives were lost only to lose. The Great Depression hit hard in Frankenburg. He decided it was time to leave, he left a ship for America and thought the American dream will show him mercy.

Julia Coorell is a young girl living in America during the Great Depression, driven out by her parents she decides that the only way to survive is to live amongst the workers Riding the Rails. This is a fictional story based on real events.

The stage is set in the Great Depression that shook the United States pre-World-War II. Jacob Smith's family got separated and he, with his little brother Tommy, are trying to reunite. Along the path towards finding their family, the two boys meet other friends and foes. Ultimately, they must all stick together in order to survive the mayhem that shook America.