A New Life in the Big City2.pdf
Even as a child, Bill Straw dreamed of the huge cities of the North. He dreamed of the fine houses, trolley cars, and bright city lights. Bill was born in 1908, in a small Georgia town called Appleseed, and like most of the surrounding communities, Appleseed was a rural community. So, like most Appleseed residents, the Straws were farmers. They toiled in the fields every day, doing their best to raise crops on a small plot of land. They rented the land from a local property owner, but they never made much money. In fact, they barely made enough to survive. The Straw f
Even as a child, Bill Straw dreamed of the huge cities
of the North. He dreamed of the fine houses, trolley cars,
and bright city lights.
Bill was born in 1908, in a small Georgia town
called Appleseed, and like most of the surrounding
communities, Appleseed was a rural community.
So, like most Appleseed residents, the Straws were
farmers. They toiled in the fields every day, doing their
best to raise crops on a small plot of land. They rented
the land from a local property owner, but they never
made much money. In fact, they barely made enough to
survive.
The Straw f
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