Download or read book Soft Hearts and Hard Times written by Thomas Mcloughlin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soft Hearts and Hard Times is the true story of a little boy who's age of awareness coincided with beginning of the Great Depression. It tells the story of how he and his family endured; and how the dismal events of the day affected them. It demonstrates how, even in the worst of times, there is still time for a boyish pleasure or two.