The Best of The Game of Love & Death by Martha Brockenbrough

Today, it's time to wrap-up our May Book of the Month feature on The Game of Love & Death by Martha Brockenbrough. Before we bid farewell, though, let's take a look at highlights from this month's features: The Game of Love & Death Writing Contest In The Game of Love and Death, Love keeps a... Continue Reading →

The Game of Love & Death: Hoovervilles

Some significant scenes in The Game of Love & Death take place in one of Seattle's largest Hoovervilles -- shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Today, we explore a little more about these encampments. Why Hooverville? The shanty towns that arose during the Great Depression were called "Hoovervilles"... Continue Reading →

The Game of Love & Death: Hoovervilles

Some significant scenes in The Game of Love & Death take place in one of Seattle's largest Hoovervilles -- shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Today, we explore a little more about these encampments. Why Hooverville? The shanty towns that arose during the Great Depression were called "Hoovervilles"... Continue Reading →

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