“Anecdote: The East End seemed to be in the grip of yet another economic crisis. ... By the winter of 1933, an army of the unemployed gathered daily outside the dock gates, desperate for a day or 2 paid work. .... There was no cushion, no disaster fund, no stashed savings, no government handouts no syrup that could sweeten the bitter pill of poverty.” EndsGovernmentPovertyEconomicArmyPaidCrisisWinterEastDisasterBitterSavingDesperateFundGatesPillsSavingsUnemployedAnecdotesCushionsEconomic CrisisDocksSyrupHandouts Author:Melanie McGrath
