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When Horses Pulled the Plow : Life of a Wisconsin Farm Boy, 1910-1929.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Wisconsin Land and Life SeriesPublisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (204 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780299282035
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: When Horses Pulled the PlowDDC classification:
  • 630.9775/8 B
LOC classification:
  • S417
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Setting: Family, Farm, and Locality -- 2. The Farmstead and Farmhouse -- 3. Crops -- 4. Livestock -- 5. Equipment -- 6. Hired Men -- 7. Patterns of Work and Farm Life -- 8. Transportation and Communication -- 9. Country School and High School -- 10. Health and Medical Care -- 11. Playtime, Pets, and Projects -- 12. Other Memories of My Life on the Farm -- Epilogue: Back to the Farm, 1943-1944 -- Suggested Readings.
Summary: As he turns 100 years old, Olaf Larson looks back at his farm boyhood, weaving invaluable historical details of farming and rural life with wry tales about his family, neighbors, and one-room schoolhouse in the American Midwest.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Setting: Family, Farm, and Locality -- 2. The Farmstead and Farmhouse -- 3. Crops -- 4. Livestock -- 5. Equipment -- 6. Hired Men -- 7. Patterns of Work and Farm Life -- 8. Transportation and Communication -- 9. Country School and High School -- 10. Health and Medical Care -- 11. Playtime, Pets, and Projects -- 12. Other Memories of My Life on the Farm -- Epilogue: Back to the Farm, 1943-1944 -- Suggested Readings.

As he turns 100 years old, Olaf Larson looks back at his farm boyhood, weaving invaluable historical details of farming and rural life with wry tales about his family, neighbors, and one-room schoolhouse in the American Midwest.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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