Depression-era hobo jungle community preparing a Mulligan stew - Bettmann/Getty Images Don't get it twisted — hobos, tramps, and bums are not the same. A "hobo" travels in search of gig work, while a ...

There's a well-worn saying that "tough times don't last, but tough people do." That could be the motto of the " Greatest Generation," who survived the Great Depression and then the ensuing war years.