Hillback to Boggy: A Family Struggles for Survival, During the Great Depression, in a Tent in the Hills of Oklahoma

By Bonnie Stahlman Speer

Hillback to Boggy is a story of one of Oklahoma's most trying times, the Depression years, and of a family that struggled for survival in a tent in the hill country of Hughes County. Book jacket. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889683140
• ISBN13: 9781889683140
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Reliance Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

You don't want this one to end - sucks you right in!

I read this book because Jess Willard Speer, known as Tag to all of the family and close friends was my great-uncle that always enthralled me when we would sit in family gatherings and listen to his stories of life's experiences. I was overwhelmed at not only how much I found out from a genealogical perspective, that I somehow hadn't known before, but also by the grip this book got on me and my husband as well. We did not want to stop reading it outloud to one another! My father-in-law who never had the opportunity to meet any of my family loved the book and also could not put it down like ourselves. I had read The Grapes of Wrath when in high school years ago - it didn't grab me like this one did. A definite "must read" for anyone who likes history or just likes a great read!

Great Story

This was one of the best books I've ever read....I heard stories about Oklahoma through my great grandma, and my grandma, but this book just validates those stories...and for a real treat I recommend the sequel to this book "Sons of Thunder".

It Deserved More Than 5 Stars!

I thought this book was more than excellent. I don't read much but this book was one that I could not put down until I finished it. I think it would make a great movie script! If you want to relive the Great Depression Era through a small boy's eyes you need to read this one. The author, Bonnie S. Speer, knows how to write. I have read other books she's written.