Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt
F R R L For Ernestine Guerrero's daughters Alice Charlotte Mary Helen and Virginia L For A C and M who always cheer me on A
If you look closely treasure can be found in unexpected places Just ask Ernestine Guerrero the second oldest in a family of six children She was only fourteen in 1929 when the Great Depression destroyed the American economy including her hometown of San Antonio Texas
BOWL Before the Great Depression began Ernestine had worked together with her father a carpenter Because her father couldn't afford to hire a helper Ernestine had dropped out of school when she was nine years old to become his assistant She carried the lighter tools Piece by piece she spread glue on each portion of wallpaper that was to be hung She stirred the paint in the cans and used a small hammer to drive nails into wood
They rode to work every day in their Model T truck driving from job to job across the city
