I really enjoyed this book. I was not born during the CCC or WPA era but I have been to the hills of Eastern Kentucky. In fact my son married a girl from there and they live there now. The hills over there are treacherous. The roads are bad, t can’t imagine paths thru the mountains.
I knew that Roosevelt did many things to help our country. My father worked for the TVA, another program of that time, but I was not familiar with the Book Women. I had heard of the Blue People and read articles about them. cussie Mary was a Blue person. People did not accept people of different color. And Cussie was no different. She was of color. She became a Book Womanonly by going around the two very prejudice librarians. Book Woman’s patrons looked forward to her visits each week
The hardships, the prejudice, the unkind actions are described in the book. It was very interesting. And I learned more from the story. Michele’s words bring pictures into my mind. She has a way with words. I would definitely recommend this book.
I knew that Roosevelt did many things to help our country. My father worked for the TVA, another program of that time, but I was not familiar with the Book Women. I had heard of the Blue People and read articles about them. cussie Mary was a Blue person. People did not accept people of different color. And Cussie was no different. She was of color. She became a Book Womanonly by going around the two very prejudice librarians. Book Woman’s patrons looked forward to her visits each week
The hardships, the prejudice, the unkind actions are described in the book. It was very interesting. And I learned more from the story. Michele’s words bring pictures into my mind. She has a way with words. I would definitely recommend this book.