Topic: Most Trying Times in American History

bulldogg · December 11th, 2005

Having been initiated into history the summer at my Grandma's farm where I was "forced" to read John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" I would, even after all that I have read, studied and comtemplated still, opt for the Great Depression. It may not have been war but it was, to my understanding, a far more difficult struggle. There was no enemy to rally against to raise morale when you hit the skids. You had nothing and neither did anyone else. Standing in lines for free soup day after day. I think it broke people's confidence and pride like nothing a war could do. With a war, even a war that divides families as even the Civil AND Revolutionary war (See Benjamin Franklin and his son), you have a cause greater than yourself in which you can seek refuge from the darkness.

December 11th, 2005
bulldogg Milforum's Bouncer Gear	Having been initiated into history the summer at my Grandma's farm where I was "forced" to read John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" I would, even after all that I have read, studied and comtemplated still, opt for the Great Depression. It may not have been war but it was, to my understanding, a far more difficult struggle. There was no enemy to rally against to raise morale when you hit the skids. You had nothing and neither did anyone else. Standing in lines for free soup day after day. I think it broke people's confidence and pride like nothing a war could do. With a war, even a war that divides families as even the Civil AND Revolutionary war (See Benjamin Franklin and his son), you have a cause greater than yourself in which you can seek refuge from the darkness. __________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck Last edited by bulldogg; December 11th, 2005 at 04:24.