When the Depression strikes America, throwing millions out of work, Petey Williamsonâs family seems safe. Hadnât the boss promised Peteyâs father that heâd always have a job? But during the Depression, promises cannot always be kept, and Petey finds his family sliding rapidly into poverty. And when Peteyâs much-admired cousin Steve starts working as a union organizer in the battle to improve conditions for workers, poverty turns into tragedy.
When the Depression strikes America, throwing millions out of work, Petey Williamsonâs family seems safe. Hadnât the boss promised Peteyâs father that heâd always have a job? But during the Depression, promises cannot always be kept, and Petey finds his family sliding rapidly into poverty. And when Peteyâs much-admired cousin Steve starts working as a union organizer in the battle to improve conditions for workers, poverty turns into tragedy.