No Lower Place

About the Book

This book depicts life in the cotton fields of Southeast Missouri in the1930’s and 40’s (referred to by one newspaper reporter as the most poverty stricken area in the country) and more commonly known as the boot heal of Missouri. This book depicts long, hard hours, working in the blistering heat of the sun and the frigidly frozen, ice covered, cotton fields in a time where there was little work to be had and for meager pay. Migrant farm workers were confined to the less than adequate living quarters provided by farmers and landowners, and were forced to deal with hardships such as floods, famine, and suffering through the pain and frustration. In retrospect it would seem that this would be the life of someone who lived hundreds of years ago, but in reality it has not been that long. As unbelievable as some of this may sound, it is never the less true.

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