The Bootlegger's Other Daughter

by Mary Cimarolli

Book Overview

The generation that toiled through the Great Depression and fought in World War II has become known as the greatest generation. In this memoir, Mary Cimarolli remembers a world in which the family... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585442607
• ISBN13: 9781585442607
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A Parallel Life

In this memoir cleverly detailed by Mary Cimarolli of life in rural East Texas during the thirties and forties, she describes her own maturation and in the process, brings to life the members of her family as they interact with her over the years. Hardships and tragedy mark these times, together with a great deal of familial affection. Her father, a local bootlegger who was perceptive enough to stay out of jail, her mother, who held the family together, an older sister, who was a splendid role model, and a brother, who was the oil to her water, made up this complex mix. Cimarolli was the youngest, and with the possible exception of her father, the most interesting. As a backdrop for the changing times, she inadvertently describes the evolution of living conditions in our country before and after World War II. Many farm dwellings of that time offered little more than shelter from the elements and wood burning appliances for cooking and comfort. As she grew older, conveniences improved with the addition of electricity, washing machines, refrigeration, and indoor plumbing. She grew intellectually and discovered her place in the world of academia.