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Kit Saves the Day is the fifth book in the Kit series.

Characters[]

Introduced[]

Only in Kit Saves the Day[]

Chapter by Chapter Summary[]

Chapter One: Stuck[]

Chapter Two: Just Plain Will[]

Chapter Three: The Hobo Jungle[]

Chapter Four: Do Something[]

Looking Back: America Outdoors in 1934[]

Discusses how people spent time outdoors during the Depression. Topics covered:

  • People who moved during the Depression to find work or better opportunities and the hoboes that "rode the rails" by jumping freight trains illegally.
  • The negative views hobos received from other people, with many getting mixed up with bums and tramps and the differences between each term.
  • Hoboes having to travel to different town for work, ask people for food in exchange for chores, and how they lived in hobo jungle settlements.
  • Available methods of transport, such as cars, trains, ships, and the concerns people had with air travel, the newest way of transportation.
  • Summer activities during the Depression, such as gathering at local parks, attending baseball games, and playing miniature golf.
  • Financial problems parks and recreation areas faced, resulting in the formation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which hired young, unmarried men to help maintain parks.
  • The popularity of the Civilian Conservation Corps, resulting in re-enrollment for its members, and their contributions to various state and national parks.

Items associated with Kit Saves The Day[]

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