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Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression Charlotte/Mecklenburg 1929-1939
Written by Robin A. Edgar
| ISBN: 978-1-59494-014-9
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About the Book:
| Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression explores ordinary histories during extraordinary times. Adding living color to the black and white facts about that era, it focuses on how individuals from various walks of life survived and how that survival shaped their lives.
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About the Author:
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A professional writer and storyteller for over thirty years, Robin A. Edgar conducts reminiscence-writing workshops based on her book, In My Mother’s Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence. She teaches in a variety of venues including schools and universities and arts centers such as the prestigious John C. Campbell Folk School. She often serves as a national keynote speaker and workshop facilitator for organizations such as Hospice and the Alzheimer’s Association. As an Arts and Science Council Artist-in-the-Workplace, Robin worked with Carolinas Medical Center to publish their 20th anniversary book, Celebrating 20 Years and Growing. The recipient of the 2006 ASC Regional Artist Project Grant, she was the project coordinator for the Personal Legacies: project which included the CPCC book, Personal Legacies: Surviving Great Depression: Charlotte/Mecklenburg 1929-1939, an exhibition at Smithsonian affiliate, The Charlotte Museum of History, and a documentary with PBS affiliate, WTVI. In a similar project with WaterWorks Visual Arts Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, she collaborated with Rowan-Salisbury middle and high school students to produce the book, Object Stories. This compilation of stories and photographs about personal heroes served as a catalog for an exhibition with the same title. She is currently working on a publication celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte region. The mother of three grown children, Robin lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, David.
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About the Photographer:
|  Jennifer Crickenberger is a professional fine art and freelance photographer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She obtained her bachelor of fine art in studio arts from UNC Charlotte where she created large bodies of photographic work and interactive installation pieces that comment on the concepts of memory and mass media. Her work has been exhibited in several Charlotte area shows including “Scale,” “Emancipated Logic,” “Fusion,” and “Sanskrit.” She is an outreach photography instructor for The Light Factory: Museum of Contemporary Photography, where her classes motivate young people to question sociopolitical issues and express their opinions through conceptual photography.
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About the Illustrator:
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Jessi Godoy graduated with a bachelor of arts in Studio Art and a master of science in Interior Design from Florida State University. She previously collaborated with Ms. Edgar to illustrate In My Mother’s Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence. Mrs. Godoy has worked professionally in commercial and residential interior design for a number of years. She currently is a free-lance artist and designer in southern Arizona. |
Reviews:
| "Stories are the lifeblood of our families and communities, connecting us, keeping us whole. This collection of stories about surviving economic hardships is priceless." - Susan Wittig Albert, founder of the Story Circle Network, author of Writing From Life: Telling Your Soul's Story "In this inspirational collection by Robin Edgar, the children of the Depression remember the hard times with nostalgia because they enjoyed a family cohesiveness often lacking in today’s comparative good times." - Ellen Scarborough, former reporter/feature writer, The Charlotte Observer & The Fayetteville Times "Robin Edgar has a flair for helping people reveal big histories on a personal level. Her work is informative, the stories are uplifting, and the process is inspiring." - Eric Davis, Director of Production, WTVI "When we recall a time past, or a person loved, we ransom life's most sacred moments. In Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression in Charlotte, Robin A. Edgar has ransomed the sacred moments of many lives. By collecting these narratives, she's made a commendable deposit on behalf of future generations into the bank of eternity." - Karen Spears Zacharias, author of Operation Homecoming, and After the Flag Has Been Folded |
| News/Events: | This author is available for in-store signings and classroom/book club speaking engagements. Contact cpccpress@cpcc.edu for more information. |
