Letters in a Trunk: A WWII Love Story

by Charlotte L. Sniderman Barr, James George Barr, Daniel Ray Mazza (Editor)

Overview

A budding romance between two teenagers fresh out of high school from Worcester, Massachusetts, all documented in the letters they wrote between 1943-1946 while George served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II. Thanks to Lottie's foresight to have George mail her letters back, for the majority of the letters, the reader gets both sides of their conversations.

You will experience firsthand George and Lottie's hopes and dreams, along with their fair share of despair and loneliness from having to be apart during this tumultuous time of American history. Much transpires in the young authors' lives during the timeframe of the letters and you cannot help but feel as if you've traveled back in time and are peering over the shoulders of George and Lottie as they write to each other.

In addition, to further enhance the readers' experience, many photos, postcards, telegrams, etc., which were found with the letters have been included in the book, as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078744010
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Pages:	732
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.46(d)

About the Author

Charlotte (Lottie) Sniderman Barr (1924-2004) was born on May 31, 1924, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. Lottie’s father owned and operated a second-hand store in downtown Worcester. Lottie’s family rented the second floor of a “triple-decker”, a three-story house in which the home owner usually lives on one floor and rents out the other two floors. Lottie’s mother had already been widowed twice before marrying Lottie’s father in 1922 at the age of 33. During the timeframe of these letters, Lottie worked for a wholesale grocery supply company “New England Grocer Supply, Co.” in Worcester, and at night took nursing classes that required working at a local hospital. Lottie had a very close relationship with her mom, and hearing her mom’s life experiences, along with growing up during the Great Depression, made Lottie a very independent and mature young woman.

James George Barr (1923-2007) was born on May 12, 1923 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. George’s family owned a small grocery store, aptly named, “Barr’s Creamery”, on 112 Water Street in Worcester. Throughout his teenage years, George helped out his father and mother in the store, along with his two older brothers and younger sister. The store provided the Barr family with a good to moderate income, which allowed them to purchase their own home and family automobile. Before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, George's hobbies included photography and table tennis. During the timeframe of these letters, George would rise to the rank of Sergeant.

Daniel R. Mazza, P.E. (Editor/Author of Compilation) is a Civil Engineer in the railroad industry by trade. He was born and raised in Okeechobee, Florida and while attending the University of Florida met his wife Vickie, the daughter of George and Charlotte "Lottie" Barr, who are the authors of the letters contained in this book. Daniel and Vickie have three adult sons and a daughter-in-law and live in Boca Raton, Florida.