This is a historical autobiography of a family who dealt with and lived through extreme, devastating situations during the Depression, but through their die-hard spirits, "we can do this" attitudes, and absolute trust in God, they found positive ways to overcome them and exhibited great examples of how to succeed in dire circumstances. But, the major focus of the book is on one of the children, Dorothy, whose memoirs deal with, not only family issues, but those of a young child growing up in a Ku Klux Klan infested, prejudiced community. As a youngster, her life became a "teaching tool" and "how to manifesto" as she survived "being given away" as a very young child, her enduring incest for years, physical abuse, neglect, bullying, fleeing attempts, prejudice, and depression, all before age twelve.