The Beginning
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time. Once I built a railroad, now it’s done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Best known song of the Great Depression by E. Y. Harburg and Jay Gorney
My name is Dorothy Shooster. I am 88 years old at the time of this writing and I am telling my story in order that future generations of my family will have some sense of what i t was like for one of their ancestorswho lived in times of great t ragedy and great joy. This is my part of the history of our family during these times, seen through my eyes, and experienced with my heart.
02/03/2023
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