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Tune of the Hickory Stick: A Novel - Couverture souple

Browne, Robert

 
9780595451821: Tune of the Hickory Stick: A Novel
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595451829 ISBN 13 : 9780595451821
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Captivated by Annie O'Hara, a country school teacher in Kansas, young World War I veteran David Reilly courts her, and they soon wed. Over the next twenty years, David farms and Annie teaches while they raise two boys and two girls. After the farm population in the area dwindles and their oldest son is tragically killed in World War II, Michael moves to Arizona, where Annie continues her career in education. Their younger son, Michael, after serving in the Korean War, follows in his mother's footsteps and becomes a teacher. He marries another educator, Monica Vargas, a second-generation Mexican American. When Michael pursues a career in school administration, he must deal with the various upheavals of the Vietnam era, including student protests, drug proliferation, racial unrest in the black community, a militant teachers' organization, and more.Despite hardship and tragedy through the generations, the Reilly family remains united, loving, and ever hopeful that with a solid commitment to education, they can achieve-and help others achieve-a happier, fuller, and more liberated life. Tune of the Hickory Stick is a poignant historical novel about the immigrant experience, women's rights, and the evolution of public education in twentieth-century America.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Captivated by Annie O'Hara, a country school teacher in Kansas, young World War I veteran David Reilly courts her, and they soon wed. Over the next twenty years, David farms and Annie teaches while they raise two boys and two girls. After the farm population in the area dwindles and their oldest son is tragically killed in World War II, Michael moves to Arizona, where Annie continues her career in education. Their younger son, Michael, after serving in the Korean War, follows in his mother's footsteps and becomes a teacher. He marries another educator, Monica Vargas, a second-generation Mexican American. When Michael pursues a career in school administration, he must deal with the various upheavals of the Vietnam era, including student protests, drug proliferation, racial unrest in the black community, a militant teachers' organization, and more.Despite hardship and tragedy through the generations, the Reilly family remains united, loving, and ever hopeful that with a solid commitment to education, they can achieve-and help others achieve-a happier, fuller, and more liberated life. Tune of the Hickory Stick is a poignant historical novel about the immigrant experience, women's rights, and the evolution of public education in twentieth-century America.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert L. Browne has a bachelor?s degree in business administrationand two graduate degrees in school administration. He is a Korean Warveteran and has worked in farming, banking and education. He and his wifelive in Clarkdale, Arizona.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595451829
ISBN 13 
9780595451821
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
716
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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