Country Ways And Country Days
From Weathervanes And Tractors To Auctions And Outhouses . . . Remembering Rural Life
Apps, Jerold W.
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10 x 7 192 pgs approx. 50 b&w photos Note: Originally published as Symbols (ISBN 0-942495-97-7).
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Outhouses. Weather vanes. Draft horses. Threshing machines. Barbed wire fences. Rural mail carriers. Gristmills. Barbershops. One-room country schools. Such objects of our vanishing rural past are today's reminders of our country ways and country days: early home life in the country, work on the farm, how rural people kept in touch, the importance of community, and how farm folks relaxed and had fun. In ""Country Ways and Country Days"", you'll go back in time and learn a bit about each item's special role and its importance in country life. Noted storyteller Jerry Apps presents short essays on farming life and memories, drawn from his own experiences growing up on a small farm. These charming anecdotes are followed by brief histories of each item's development and background. Apps's reminiscences about the things that kept life humming on the farm and enriched the rural experience will leave you nostalgic for a time when working the land was its own reward. About the Author: Jerry Apps was born and raised on a farm in the days before electricity, central heating, or indoor plumbing. He is a former county extension agent and University of Wisconsin agriculture professor. He is the author of several other farm nostalgia and regional titles, including ""Every Farm Tells a Story"", ""Country Wisdom,"" ""Humor from the Country,"" and ""When Chores Were Done.""
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Book News, Inc. November 2005 (circ. unavailable) "In this lovingly crafted version of an oral history, App recalls the material side of life on the farm before life on the farm required an MBA and PC."
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ISBN: 0896587177
ISBN(13-digit): 9780896587175
Copyright: 2005
Dewey Decimal: 977.5/043
Library of Congress: 2005004847
Book Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 179
Paper Weight (lb): 1.13 lb
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