Little heathens : hard times and high spirits on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression / Mildred Armstrong Kalish.
The story of a time, a place, and a way of life, this is a slice of Americana--set during the Great Depression--that shows readers, through the portrait of one high-spirited young girl, how the right stuff can make even a time of adversity seem like a good time
Record details
- ISBN: 0553804952
- ISBN: 9780553804959
- Physical Description: x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: Bantam trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- I Family -- 1 Foreground 11 -- 2 Great-Grandpa Jonathan 23 -- 3 Aunt Belle 30 -- 4 Thanksgiving 40 -- II Building Character -- 5 Oral Influences 51 -- 6 Literary Influences 63 -- 7 Religious Influences 69 -- 8 Thrift 82 -- 9 Medicine 92 -- 10 Chores 104 -- 11 Farm Food 117 -- 12 An Especially Pleasant Chore 144 -- 13 Water Windmill 148 -- 14 Milking and Other Nightly Chores 151 -- 15 Wash Day 156 -- 16 Outhouses 162 -- III Fall/Winter -- 17 Country School: Monroe Number 6 169 -- 18 Box Social 179 -- 19 Gathering Nuts 182 -- 20 Gathering Wood 191 -- 21 Winter Is Icumen In, Lhude Sing Goddamm! 196 -- 22 Town School: Garrison 204 -- IV Spring/Summer -- 23 Leisure Time 213 -- 24 Gardening 224 -- 25 Spring in Yankee Grove 233 -- 26 May Baskets 243 -- 27 Birds 246 -- 28 Animal Tales 250 -- 29 Raccoons and Other Critters 259 -- 30 Me 269.
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- Subject:
- Kalish, Mildred Armstrong > Childhood and youth.
Kalish, Mildred Armstrong > Family.
Depressions > 1929 > Iowa > Benton County.
Farm life > Iowa > Benton County > History > 20th century.
New Deal, 1933-1939 > Iowa > Benton County.
Rural families > Iowa > Benton County.
Benton County (Iowa) > Biography.
Benton County (Iowa) > Rural conditions.
Benton County (Iowa) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Iowa > Social life and customs > 20th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 16 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | LP 977.7 KAL (Text) | 30229100427078 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | B Kalish, M (Text) | 38344101245353 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bunn Branch | B/KALISH (Text) | 72350000062088 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 977.761 K (Text) | 31781051356382 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | 977.7 K (Text) | 25908004980780 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO KALISH (Text) | 36015000689428 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | 977.7 K (Text) | 25908004980848 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Manteo Library | 977.7 KAL (Text) | 39488300707231 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marion Library | 977.7 KAL (Text) | 37810434950449 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mountains Branch Library | B Kalish (Text) | 38801101226824 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
The story of a time, a place, and a way of life, this is a slice of Americana--set during the Great Depression--that shows readers, through the portrait of one high-spirited young girl, how the right stuff can make even a time of adversity seem like a good time
