Living a Country Year: Wit and Wisdom from the Good Old Days

Jerry Apps

ISBN 10: 0760328404 / ISBN 13: 9780760328408

Edité par Voyageur Press, 2007

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0760328404I4N00

Synopsis :

In his bestselling Every Farm Tells a Story, Jerry Apps brought color and detail to the dreams so many of us have of simple rural life. Here, in his signature style, he spins warm-hearted tales about growing up on a Midwestern dairy farm in the 1940s--stories that make his country year our own.

Wearing his hard-earned wisdom lightly, Apps tells a tale for each month of the year in the heart of the country, and adds aphorisms and the occasional recipe for good measure. We skate with him on a frozen pond on a moonlit night. We watch him drive the hired mans Model T touring car at the age of 10, recover from polio by driving a tractor during disking season, and learn to ride bareback on a pony named Ginger.

Whether shooting off firecrackers on the Fourth of July or suffering through "potato vacation" or overcoming stage fright at the annual Christmas program, Apps is a delightful companion, teaching us a gentle lesson as he learns. By turns witty and profound, his book reaffirms our nations rural heritage.

À propos de l?auteur:

A professor emeritus of agriculture at the University of Wisconsin, Jerry Apps grew up on a dairy farm in the 1940s. He has written more than 35 books, many on rural history and country life. Recent titles include Every Farm Tells a Story, Country Wisdom, County Ways and Country Days, When Chores Were Done, and Humor from the Country. Jerry’s writing has won awards from the American Library Association, the Wisconsin Library Association, the Wisconsin Historical Society, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers, among others. Jerry and his wife, Ruth, split their time between their home in Madison, Wisconsin, and their farm near Wild Rose, Wisconsin.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Living a Country Year: Wit and Wisdom from ...
Éditeur : Voyageur Press
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket