wyszukanych pozycji: 2
Momoirs: The Family Stories of Peggy Kerr Byers
ISBN: 9780595397594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. F rom the singing sisters in the kitchen to the "sex fiend" in the woods, a sharp-eyed, observant woman recalls the struggles and joys of growing up during the Depression and starting a family during World War II. Peggy Kerr grew up in a large family in a small town, Oblong, Illinois. This was an age when Dad made shoes and Mom baked bread. Peggy remembers pantywaists and button hooks, the outhouse, the carriage, and the "hickory stick" at school. She also remembers child-death and violence: a bootlegger shooting the sheriff at a best friend's home. Her lively tales go on to recount training...
F rom the singing sisters in the kitchen to the "sex fiend" in the woods, a sharp-eyed, observant woman recalls the struggles and joys of growing up d...
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Torn by War: The Civil War Journal of Mary Adelia Byers
ISBN: 9780806143958 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families. The town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by the Union army. This compelling book gives a unique perspective on the war's western edge through the diary of Mary Adelia Byers (1847-1918), who began recording her thoughts and observations during the Union occupation of Batesville in 1862.
Only fifteen when she starts her diary, Mary is beyond her years in maturity, as revealed by her acute observations of the world around her. At the same time, she appears very much a child of her era. Having lost... The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families. The town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by the Union army. Th...
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134,40 zł |