Books of Farm life

  • Postkarten: Roman
    Postkarten: Roman
    By Annie Proulx

    The story of Loyal Blood, a man on the run from a crime so terrible that it renders him forever incapable of touching a woman.

  • Pocztówki
    By Annie Proulx

    Pocztówki

  • My Antonia - a Play Adapted from the Novel by Willa Cather
    By Willa Cather

    My ntonia is the story of Jim Burden, a young boy displaced to a Nebraska farm after the death of his parents, and the lasting, loving relationship he builds with ntonia Shimerda, a girl recently emigrated from Bohemia.

  • Farm Girl
    Farm Girl
    By Karen Jones Gowen

    Readers who like the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder or Willa Cather will enjoy Farm Girl. It takes place on the Marker farm, located near Red Cloud, the locale of Willa Cather's Nebraska novels.

  • Twice the Trouble
    Twice the Trouble
    By Sandra Dailey

    “Well, if you're off the market, maybe I should check out Casey's mom. Do I know her? Is she cute?” Lacey became serious. “I'm ashamed of Jerrod for talking about her that way. Donna Sullivan is a nice girl, trying to raise a kid on her ...

  • The Magic of Scrub Holler: A Rich and Rewarding Collection of Ozark Mountain Life
    The Magic of Scrub Holler: A Rich and Rewarding Collection of Ozark Mountain Life
    By Lanny Gibson

    Since we were in a rush to be here when the chickens came , David said , “ Load the calves into the van . ” I helped him with two before sweat dripped off me so bad I sat down in the front seat . I left the door open to let the air cool ...

  • A Farm at Shawndo: Southern Minnesota, Mid-nineteen Eighties
    A Farm at Shawndo: Southern Minnesota, Mid-nineteen Eighties
    By Jean Samuel McConnell

    But Karen , tough times or not , was the only heir . The farm had been her only prayer , however bleak , for a future solvency . Karen had known for a long time , before her father's death , the extent of the crisis , her parents had ...

  • I Remember when Lincoln was Shot: A Memoir by Justine Klomann Hildebrandt (1861-1942)
    By Justine Klomann Hildebrandt

    "Justine Hildebrandt's manuscript was passed down from daughter to niece to daughter, written in longhand on 300 sheets of stationery.

  • A Thread of Blue Denim
    A Thread of Blue Denim
    By Patricia Penton Leimbach

    He knows exactly how to clobber a stubborn bolt , loosen a rusty nut , hammer out a crooked cotter pin . He knows just what part of his equipment can be utilized to aid the repair , how to improvise ...

  • Covering the Ground
    By Colleen Thompson

    "These stories started in 1933 and give my impressions of our lives as they changed dramatically from suburban Auckland where my parents lived a busy but secure and close family life, to isolation in the backblocks of Helensville, making a ...

  • Real Farm
    Real Farm
    By Patricia Tichenor Westfall

    AVON BOOKS A division of The Hearst Corporation 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York , New York 10019 Copyright © 1989 by Patricia Tichenor Westfall Text illustrations by Brian Cronin Cover illustration by Linda Gist Published by ...

  • Sundance on the Mountain
    By Olav Wallo

    Sundance on the Mountain

  • Raising Cane with Cammie
    Raising Cane with Cammie
    By Elizabeth A. McMahan

    " la narración de la experiencias de esta familia provee al lector de información vital para reconocer mejor lo que es autismo" "provee un posible proceso a seguir para ayudar a la recuperación de los niños autistas" " a través de la ...

  • The Unexpected Adventures of Catherine Genevieve
    The Unexpected Adventures of Catherine Genevieve
    By Susan R. Jones

    The Unexpected Adventures of Catherine Genevieve

  • Just leave the dishes
    Just leave the dishes
    By Sue Gerard

    SMALL PRAIRIE WOLVES ARE COYOTES F rank Crockett and Lloyd Bennett , two of our neighbors , found a den of wolf pups in a hollow log in Frank's woods . They brought out five pups and then Lloyd twisted a long piece of wire into the fur ...

  • Pruning the Sheep: A Psychiatrist Jumps the Fence
    By Peter Anderson

    Together they all limp along, and they have their magic moments. The work is tough and the water lacking, but the locals are helpful and resilient. The cows are a blessing. A great notion arises and Greta's olive grove is born.

  • Wet As Sop: The Amanda Stephenson Journals 1890?1899
    By Amanda Stephenson

    The century-old, hand written journals give a detailed description of rural life in Crawford County, Illinois, from 1890 to 1919. This is a life without electricity, telephones, or automobiles.

  • Mad As Rabbits
    By Elizabeth Lane

    Mad As Rabbits

  • When Summer's in the Meadow
    When Summer's in the Meadow
    By Niall Williams, Christine Breen

    Travel / Memoir 0-939149-37-0 $ 12.00 “ A thoughtful , tender self - portrait of a couple passionately in love with a ... Press Inc. 853 Broadway New York , NY 10003 9 " 780939 " 149377 Jacket art : Christine Breen Design : Royce Becker.

  • Peau de pêche
    Peau de pêche
    By Jodi Lynn Anderson

    Travailler tout l'été dans un verger avec deux filles qui n'ont rien (mais absolument RIEN) en commun avec vous.