Books like Dance a Little Longer by Jane Roberts Wood
Book #3 in the Lucinda Richards Trilogy. A family's life in Texas during the Great Depression. The book follows the struggles of the Richards family, who are struggling to make ends meet in a world that has changed drastically due to the Great Depression.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jane Roberts Wood
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