In Chapter 8, Bud and Bugs travel to a "Hooverville" where they meet several compassionate individuals who give them food and a place to spend the night. Hoovervilles were shantytowns in the 1930s where poor folks who were unemployed and homeless lived together. The shantytowns were named after President Herbert Hoover, who was unfortunately in office during the Great Depression. Many people blamed Hoover for the dire economic situation, and his named was associated with the numerous slums throughout the nation. Bud mentions that the Hooverville was a massive settlement of raggedy little huts and cardboard houses. After speaking to a man playing the harmonica, Bud learns that there are many other Hoovervilles throughout the country that are home to people with little or no money. Bud meets a girl named Deza Malone, who gives him his first kiss, and he finds out that there is a train headed west in the morning. Overall, Bud and Bugs enjoy their short stay at the Hooverville located in Flint, Michigan.
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