Mary Emma & Company (4)

by Ralph Moody
Category: "Autobiographies, Memoirs and Biographies"
Pages:233
Year of Publication:1961
Date Added:01/22/2021
Date Read:03/31/2023
Notes:After his father died in Colorado, Ralph and his mother, Mary Emma, and four siblings moved to the suburbs of Boston. Mary and her oldest daughter started a laundry business out of their home while Ralph worked at a local store, did odd jobs, and went to school.
My Rating: 7

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Review - Mary Emma & Company (4)

I don't know how dramatized the story is, but I'm thinking it's based on experiences the Moodys actually had, and it gives a good picture of what life was like in 1912. The prices and wages, in particular, are incredibly low.
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