Isbn: 9780243493692 - Stetson Oracle, Vol. 15 (3 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book, originally created in 1931, is a snapshot of the lives of students and faculty at the Stetson High School in Randolph, Massachusetts during the Great Depression. It allows readers to reflect on the similarities and differences between the lives of American youth then and now, while also enjoying the humor, trials, and social dynamics of the student body and faculty during the school year. The author provides a thoughtful examination of the social and economic landscape of that era and the ways in which it influenced people's lives, such as the strict gender roles and traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity that are coincidentally challenged within the text itself. The universality of the teenage experience and the themes of conformity and self-confidence that run throughout make this book an engaging read for anyone interested in American history or the history of education, even a century later. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…