Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
More than memory More than memory Dorothy Garlock When Nelda Hanson returns to her Iowa farmland home, she meets again her teenage love, Lute, who was, for a few brief months, her husband. There is still misunderstanding and anger despite the old fe… OL118428W
Home for the summer Home for the summer Mariah Stewart "Some of Lucy Sinclair's best days were those spent growing up in small town St. Dennis-working at the family inn and enjoying summers filled with swimming, sailing, tennis, and the company of Clay M… OL17643386W
The American family farm The American family farm George Ancona A pictorial essay of the American family farm, focusing on the daily lives of three families in Massachusetts, Georgia, and Iowa. OL1855220W
The excellent Lombards The excellent Lombards Jane Hamilton "From the internationally bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, a heartfelt coming-of-age story that Karen Joy Fowler calls "a timeless classic book you will read and reread.… OL20022914W
Fairy Christmas, darling Fairy Christmas, darling Christine Arness It's not every day a guy gets a chance to go from feeling like a zero to being a hero by saving a little girl's Christmas! Delaney struggles with her daughter's worsening eyesight and their failing f… OL27734312W
Rosita y la Noche de los Rábanos Rosita y la Noche de los Rábanos Dorothy Thurgood Manning Young Rosita competes in Oaxaca, Mexico's radish carving contest which is held every December 23rd. She hopes to win first prize and use the money to help her family's failing farm. OL28766061W
Sissinghurst Sissinghurst Adam Nicolson "The story of this piece of land, an estate in the Weald of Kent, is told here for the first time from the very beginning. Adam Nicolson, who now lives there, has uncovered remarkable new findings ab… OL3380909W
Mayflower man Mayflower man Jean Adair Shriver When his grandmother dies and the Massachusetts farm thirteen-year-old Caleb has lived on all his life is sold, he knows he wants the house for his own again and becomes acquainted with the new occup… OL4467245W
A history of South Dakota century farms A history of South Dakota century farms Joanita Kant One reason why there may be no description is because the link is to the wrong book. OL4492521W
The Richlands The Richlands Agnes Sligh Turnbull In this richly detailed novel of a vanished time and way of life, Mrs. Turnbull unfolds the deeply moving story of young Jim Ryall, who loves his land and his family above all.Then two women enter Ji… OL5208670W
Windgalore Farm Windgalore Farm Williams, Dave "Describes farm life in Ohio in the 1940s through the eyes of two boys and their families"--Provided by publisher. OL5721611W
Down and Out on the Family Farm Down and Out on the Family Farm Michael Johnston Grant "Focusing on the Great Plains States of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota between 1929 and 1945, Down and Out on the Family Farm examines the small family farmers and the rural rehabil… OL8418697W