When Chores Were Done: Boyhood Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1682751058 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He shows us the lighter side too, as he peddles his father's massive rutabaga harvest and gets to know the neighbor boys' personal dictionary of cuss words. The Midwest in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s was a special place, where parents and children worked side by side to eke out a living from the land, and neighbors stuck by each other through good times and bad. He relives the toughness of farm life—plowing the soil with horses, milking cows by hand, putting in long days with heavy, dangerous machinery. Resonating with poignancy and humor, When Chor
For further information go to jerryapps.. Jerry Apps writes novels and nonfiction about the outdoors, country life, and rural living for adults and children. He was elected a Fellow in the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters in 2012 and received the 2008 First Place Nature Writing Award from the Midwest Independent Publishers Association and the 2007 Major Achievement Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers
L. M.M said Memories. Im a farm kid so this was pure nostalgia. Good stuff.. Amazon Customer said Wonderful!. The narrative paints wonderful images of life on the farm in the late Wonderful! The narrative paints wonderful images of life on the farm in the late 30's and Wonderful! Amazon Customer The narrative paints wonderful images of life on the farm in the late 30's and 40's. It is worth sharing with young readers, as are all of his books. It is written for adults, but would make great reading during this long winter, or around a campfire in the summer.. 0's. It is worth sharing with young readers, as are all of his books. It is written for adults, but would make great reading during this long winter, or around a campfire in the summer.. 0's and Wonderful! Amazon Customer The narrative paints wonderful images of life on the farm in the late 30's and 40's. It is worth sharing with young readers, as are all of his books. It is written for adults, but would make great reading during this long winter, or around a campfire in the summer.. 0's. It is worth sharing with young readers, as are all of his books. It is written for adults, but would make great reading during this long winter, or around a campfire in the summer.. "When chores were done" according to S. Lacock. I am an old farm girl.I loved this book.It stirred up such wonderful memories. I laughed.I cried and so did my husband as he read the book to me as I was traveling down the turnpike.Chapters were self contained so it was an easy read if you had just a few minutes.My husband had a feeling of deja vue when the author's little brother was born. My husband told his parents to take his little sister back because he did not want her.
He is the author of several other farm nostalgia and Wisconsin regional titles, including "Every Farm Tells a Story." . He is a former county extension agent and University of Wisconsin agriculture professor. From the Publisher Jerry Apps was born and raised on a Wisconsin farm in the days before electricity, central heating, or indoor plumbing