{"product_id":"a-lousy-start-a-realistic-book-about-the-great-depression-in-holland-9781450261845","title":"A Lousy Start: A Realistic Book about the Great Depression in Holland","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrior to the stock market crash in 1929, Holland was a prosperous country where its people enjoyed secure futures-or so they thought. After the world's economic collapse, millions were forced into a poverty-stricken existence where every day was a struggle to survive. \u003ci\u003eA Lousy Start\u003c\/i\u003e shares one family's vivid impressions of living in Holland during the Great Depression and the lasting impact those experiences had on their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the twentieth century, Arie Demerwe worked hard and was paid very little, but still managed to put food on his table. Sent to fight in the war of 1918, Arie finally returned to his hometown where he began working again-only to see everything change again after the end of World War I. As the people of Holland enjoyed wealth they assumed would last forever, dark changes loomed ahead. When the sun rose on October 23, 1929, no one had a clue that tragedy would strike by day's end. For the next ten years, a hostile world would transform even the most religious people into thieves and liars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs one family fought to stay alive in a bleak existence, each of them learned valuable life lessons they would carry with them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacobaris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450261845\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44931260481651,"sku":"9781450261845","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_28129b71-7c34-43ee-b090-2c10b0fed516.jpg?v=1778094188","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-lousy-start-a-realistic-book-about-the-great-depression-in-holland-9781450261845","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}