Title: Bannock, beans, and black tea
Description: Memoir recounting one boy's experiences of deprivation and poverty growing up in a rural farming village during the Great Depression. The short stories are written by Gallant and illustrated by his son and award-winning cartoonist, Seth. Written with a concise honesty and clarity, the stories reveal the sad reality of a boy growing up in brutal social and economic conditions.
Subjects: Childhood and youth, Depressions, Biography, Enfance et jeunesse, Crises économiques, Biographies, Depressions, 1929
Places: Prince Edward Island, Souris, Souris (P.E.I.), Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Souris (Î.-P.-É.)
People: John Gallant (1917-)
Time periods: 1929