Author: Pat Sykes Musil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delta (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Growing Up in a Country Store
Author: Pat Sykes Musil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delta (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delta (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Growing Up Country
Author: Carol Bodensteiner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979799709
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In Growing Up Country: Memories of an Iowa Farm Girl, Carol Bodensteiner tells the stories of a happy childhood growing up on a family-owned dairy farm in the middle of America in the 1950s, a time when a family could make a good living on 180 acres.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979799709
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In Growing Up Country: Memories of an Iowa Farm Girl, Carol Bodensteiner tells the stories of a happy childhood growing up on a family-owned dairy farm in the middle of America in the 1950s, a time when a family could make a good living on 180 acres.
Forty to Finish
Author: Larry Walsh
Publisher: Cabin Fever Press
ISBN: 1647046238
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
"Bicycling enthusiasts will find here an enjoyable depiction of the sport and its devotees’ yearnings...well-observed and engrossing account of competitive bicycling and its spiritual overtones." —Kirkus "Lovers of sports stories and tales of endurance will appreciate this memoir of cycling across the United States." —BookLife "Forty to Finish is a must-read...a remarkably profound and healthy book that redirects one's focus from materialistic concerns and social media content to the wonderful natural environment around us." —★★★★★ Manhattan Book Review "Larry Walsh’s Forty to Finish is a straightforward, quietly dramatic memoir of a 4,192-mile bike race from Oregon to Virginia, a love letter to America, and a story of hard-won victory." —IndieReader Fans of Cory Mortensen’s The Buddha and the Bee and Paul Stutzman’s Biking Across America will enjoy Forty to Finish! Embark on a cross-country cycling adventure in this exciting sequel that finds author Larry Walsh on yet another solo trek across America. Here, Walsh brings readers along for the ride of a lifetime: 4,200 miles, cutting across ten states, from Oregon to Virginia. The Trans Am Bike Race is so grueling that less than 300 solo riders in the last decade have crossed the finish line. But Walsh did just that. Reaching the Yorktown Victory Monument, however, is just a small part of this tale. In this inspiring follow-up to Suit to Saddle, we find Walsh a year removed from his fortuitous layoff that spurred his first cross-country voyage of self-discovery. This time we join the Army veteran on another exhilarating pilgrimage that’s sure to reawaken that long-dormant sense of adventure, broaden horizons, and challenge the default notions of the American people. All the while, Walsh inspires readers to reconnect with their own goals and ambitions, proving that even the most daunting journey is possible with determination and faith. Meet colorful folks from across the country as Walsh cycles through over 300 towns, and experience the ever-changing countryside, from scaling mountains to pedaling through sacred Native lands. This love letter to the American road is sure to light a fire and set readers on the course for their own unforgettable journey. For anyone feeling obsolete or past their prime, Walsh proves it’s never too late to start the race of a lifetime.
Publisher: Cabin Fever Press
ISBN: 1647046238
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
"Bicycling enthusiasts will find here an enjoyable depiction of the sport and its devotees’ yearnings...well-observed and engrossing account of competitive bicycling and its spiritual overtones." —Kirkus "Lovers of sports stories and tales of endurance will appreciate this memoir of cycling across the United States." —BookLife "Forty to Finish is a must-read...a remarkably profound and healthy book that redirects one's focus from materialistic concerns and social media content to the wonderful natural environment around us." —★★★★★ Manhattan Book Review "Larry Walsh’s Forty to Finish is a straightforward, quietly dramatic memoir of a 4,192-mile bike race from Oregon to Virginia, a love letter to America, and a story of hard-won victory." —IndieReader Fans of Cory Mortensen’s The Buddha and the Bee and Paul Stutzman’s Biking Across America will enjoy Forty to Finish! Embark on a cross-country cycling adventure in this exciting sequel that finds author Larry Walsh on yet another solo trek across America. Here, Walsh brings readers along for the ride of a lifetime: 4,200 miles, cutting across ten states, from Oregon to Virginia. The Trans Am Bike Race is so grueling that less than 300 solo riders in the last decade have crossed the finish line. But Walsh did just that. Reaching the Yorktown Victory Monument, however, is just a small part of this tale. In this inspiring follow-up to Suit to Saddle, we find Walsh a year removed from his fortuitous layoff that spurred his first cross-country voyage of self-discovery. This time we join the Army veteran on another exhilarating pilgrimage that’s sure to reawaken that long-dormant sense of adventure, broaden horizons, and challenge the default notions of the American people. All the while, Walsh inspires readers to reconnect with their own goals and ambitions, proving that even the most daunting journey is possible with determination and faith. Meet colorful folks from across the country as Walsh cycles through over 300 towns, and experience the ever-changing countryside, from scaling mountains to pedaling through sacred Native lands. This love letter to the American road is sure to light a fire and set readers on the course for their own unforgettable journey. For anyone feeling obsolete or past their prime, Walsh proves it’s never too late to start the race of a lifetime.
Growing Up Country and Liking It!
Author: Grace Ollis Calhoun
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570720352
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Knee-slapping anecdotes fill the pages of this delightful retrospective on growing up in the hills and mountains of western North Carolina and northeast Tennessee.
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570720352
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Knee-slapping anecdotes fill the pages of this delightful retrospective on growing up in the hills and mountains of western North Carolina and northeast Tennessee.
Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another
Author: Ellen Stimson
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581576927
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Living the dream of the endless vacation “Anyone who has ever dreamed of leaving the city and taking their lives back to nature (and who hasn't?) will find much to contemplate in this warm and hilarious tale of rural misadventure and small town quirk, even if they have never chased a goat in a bathing suit or called 911 because there were cows in the road. Stimson's voice is endearing: both in its self-deprecation and its rapture, as she sings an only slightly conflicted love song to Vermont.” —Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted “Taking a plunge that wimpier sorts (i.e. most of us) only fantasize about, Ellen Stimson and her family packed up their house in St. Louis and threw themselves into a wildly different life in small-town Vermont. Armed with the passion-and haplessness-of wide-eyed newcomers they rescue goats and adopt chickens, do battle with skunks and bats and falling ice, and, most disastrously, buy a black hole of a general store. Through it all they manage to retain their love for their adopted home as well as one another. This is a tale to which all the cliché words absolutely apply: hilarious, heartwarming, rollicking, and, most of all, rich in the real stuff of life.” —Julia Reed, author of But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria!
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581576927
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Living the dream of the endless vacation “Anyone who has ever dreamed of leaving the city and taking their lives back to nature (and who hasn't?) will find much to contemplate in this warm and hilarious tale of rural misadventure and small town quirk, even if they have never chased a goat in a bathing suit or called 911 because there were cows in the road. Stimson's voice is endearing: both in its self-deprecation and its rapture, as she sings an only slightly conflicted love song to Vermont.” —Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted “Taking a plunge that wimpier sorts (i.e. most of us) only fantasize about, Ellen Stimson and her family packed up their house in St. Louis and threw themselves into a wildly different life in small-town Vermont. Armed with the passion-and haplessness-of wide-eyed newcomers they rescue goats and adopt chickens, do battle with skunks and bats and falling ice, and, most disastrously, buy a black hole of a general store. Through it all they manage to retain their love for their adopted home as well as one another. This is a tale to which all the cliché words absolutely apply: hilarious, heartwarming, rollicking, and, most of all, rich in the real stuff of life.” —Julia Reed, author of But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria!
Nana’S Scrambled Memories
Author: Jodie Blevins Ratliff
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426957033
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Columnist and humorist Jodie Blevins Ratliff offers her first collection of amusing anecdotes detailing life in the small town of Preston, Kentucky, where the grocery store lacks running water, restrooms, heat, and air conditioning; unpaid charge books line the shelves under the cash register; and patrons sit on old benches next to the coal stove to exchange yarns. Ratliff, a weekly columnist for her hometown newspaper Bath County Bulletin, is known for telling it like it is and she does just that as she narrates entertaining and timeless stories about her childhood in Preston. Youll hear tales about her familys store, notorious for Preston Steak sandwiches and cold Ale 8; sleigh riding on Blevins Valley road; nurturing her passion for pot pies, moon pies, and mud pies; and eating fried squirrel at her grandparents house. As she concludes the collection by retelling present-day stories about marriage, grandchildren, and the contents of womens purses, Ratliff offers valuable life lessons and food for thought. In a tiny town with only two hundred residents, time seems to stand stillleaving one woman a wonderful opportunity to share scrambled whimsical memories sure to bring a smile to all ages.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426957033
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Columnist and humorist Jodie Blevins Ratliff offers her first collection of amusing anecdotes detailing life in the small town of Preston, Kentucky, where the grocery store lacks running water, restrooms, heat, and air conditioning; unpaid charge books line the shelves under the cash register; and patrons sit on old benches next to the coal stove to exchange yarns. Ratliff, a weekly columnist for her hometown newspaper Bath County Bulletin, is known for telling it like it is and she does just that as she narrates entertaining and timeless stories about her childhood in Preston. Youll hear tales about her familys store, notorious for Preston Steak sandwiches and cold Ale 8; sleigh riding on Blevins Valley road; nurturing her passion for pot pies, moon pies, and mud pies; and eating fried squirrel at her grandparents house. As she concludes the collection by retelling present-day stories about marriage, grandchildren, and the contents of womens purses, Ratliff offers valuable life lessons and food for thought. In a tiny town with only two hundred residents, time seems to stand stillleaving one woman a wonderful opportunity to share scrambled whimsical memories sure to bring a smile to all ages.
The Fra
Author: Elbert Hubbard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Time to Lay by
Author: Jay Mondy
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426948182
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Time To Lay By, is a collection of short stories, some humorous, some bizarre, but all true. For centuries storytellers were the only source of history. They told their tales, preserving history by handing their stories down from generation to generation. Without the storyteller, much of history would have been lost. Time To Lay By, recounts a way of life that was common in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Southeastern Kansas in the not too distant past. Once again, a part of history has been saved throught the words of the storyteller. There are stories of legal hangings, western men, moonshiners, bootlegging and many other topics too numerous to mention. These long ago stories are as they occurred back in days lost in the pages of time. They add to our knowledge of a fasciniating region and a way of life nearly forgotten. This book isn't just for the historians, but for anyone who is curious about the past or simply love a good book.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426948182
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Time To Lay By, is a collection of short stories, some humorous, some bizarre, but all true. For centuries storytellers were the only source of history. They told their tales, preserving history by handing their stories down from generation to generation. Without the storyteller, much of history would have been lost. Time To Lay By, recounts a way of life that was common in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Southeastern Kansas in the not too distant past. Once again, a part of history has been saved throught the words of the storyteller. There are stories of legal hangings, western men, moonshiners, bootlegging and many other topics too numerous to mention. These long ago stories are as they occurred back in days lost in the pages of time. They add to our knowledge of a fasciniating region and a way of life nearly forgotten. This book isn't just for the historians, but for anyone who is curious about the past or simply love a good book.
Empires of the Crab
Author: Dale Cathell
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1467096334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Early in the last century a boy, Ivy Flowers, swam across Tar Bay to Hoopers Island to see a girl. In time, Shirley Flowers was born of the union that began with that swim. During the same period, Captain Augustus Elsworth Phillips, Jr. was the captain of the cargo schooner, McCready. In her aft-cabin a boy, Brice Phillips would be conceived. Brice Phillips and Shirley Flowers would marry and have two sons, Steve and Jeffrey. With the family’s Hoopers Island packing plant as a base, the Phillips would create a worldwide empire based upon their relationship with the crab. This is the story of that family. It is also the story of the Empires of the Crab.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1467096334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Early in the last century a boy, Ivy Flowers, swam across Tar Bay to Hoopers Island to see a girl. In time, Shirley Flowers was born of the union that began with that swim. During the same period, Captain Augustus Elsworth Phillips, Jr. was the captain of the cargo schooner, McCready. In her aft-cabin a boy, Brice Phillips would be conceived. Brice Phillips and Shirley Flowers would marry and have two sons, Steve and Jeffrey. With the family’s Hoopers Island packing plant as a base, the Phillips would create a worldwide empire based upon their relationship with the crab. This is the story of that family. It is also the story of the Empires of the Crab.
Touches of Grace
Author: Timothy Maupin
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630124
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Have you ever felt like life and the world around you are biting at your shoe as you jump over every hurtle trying to get ahead? A life that catches up with you, beats you to the ground, and steps on you while you're down and never seems to cease. Author T.L. Maupin shows in Touches of Grace how to overcome every obstacle and find yourself on top of the world in the worst of situations. A true story of how a confused little boy growing into adulthood can use memories haunting him from deep inside to become an inspiration to many. T.L. Maupin grew up in a life that was so simple in his own mind, but he had to learn the hard way in life. He had to wade through the deep valleys to understand the mountains that lie ahead. Touches of Grace is a struggle through a life of drugs, alcohol, and dangerous acts that could have ended in disaster. T.L. Maupin is now a Senior Electrician from Laurel, Indiana that used to be a youth leader. Now he is currently the song leader for a small church in his community. He always loved writing and studying literature in hopes of one day becoming a writer. T.L. Maupin also writes contemporary Christian music to fulfill a desire deep inside his true meaning of his relationship with God. Now he asks, 'How many times does one person have to face his own demons and still live to tell about it?' It's time to find out.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630124
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Have you ever felt like life and the world around you are biting at your shoe as you jump over every hurtle trying to get ahead? A life that catches up with you, beats you to the ground, and steps on you while you're down and never seems to cease. Author T.L. Maupin shows in Touches of Grace how to overcome every obstacle and find yourself on top of the world in the worst of situations. A true story of how a confused little boy growing into adulthood can use memories haunting him from deep inside to become an inspiration to many. T.L. Maupin grew up in a life that was so simple in his own mind, but he had to learn the hard way in life. He had to wade through the deep valleys to understand the mountains that lie ahead. Touches of Grace is a struggle through a life of drugs, alcohol, and dangerous acts that could have ended in disaster. T.L. Maupin is now a Senior Electrician from Laurel, Indiana that used to be a youth leader. Now he is currently the song leader for a small church in his community. He always loved writing and studying literature in hopes of one day becoming a writer. T.L. Maupin also writes contemporary Christian music to fulfill a desire deep inside his true meaning of his relationship with God. Now he asks, 'How many times does one person have to face his own demons and still live to tell about it?' It's time to find out.