As Exeter faced Christmas in 1938 the future was uncertain and quite frightening. Although the economy in the United States was improving, most people were still feeling insecure about the household ...

The winter of 1933, particularly the three weeks preceding Christmas, was by far the unhappiest period of my life. That winter, the fifth winter of the depression and the winter of repeal, I was a ...

Last days of innocence At Christmas 1938, the West End's top musical was a sell-out, the Prime Minister was greeted like a hero and snow covered Britain. Only the newly dug trenches and gas masks ...