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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151696203321

Autore

Schmidtberger Loren F. <1928->

Titolo

The beginner's cow : memories of a Volga German from Kansas / / Loren Schmidtberger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kirksville, Missouri : , : Truman State University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-61248-169-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 pages)

Disciplina

978.1/19

Soggetti

Russian Germans - Kansas

German Americans - Kansas

Farm life - Kansas - Ellis County - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Kansas Social life and customs 20th century

Ellis County (Kan.) Social life and customs 20th century

Ellis County (Kan.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Section one; Early memories, and a dose of local history -- Section two; Grade school years -- Section three; Hays High School -- Section four; The halls of Saint Fidelis -- Section five; College and the army -- Section six; Graduate school, teaching at Saint Peter's College, married life -- Section seven; The senior years, and the end of an era -- Section eight; Life today -- Section nine; Thoughts, scattered and otherwise, on literature, verve, and verse.

Sommario/riassunto

"Loren Schmidtberger grew up in a Volga German community in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. He carried the legacy and lessons of his childhood with him when he left the farm and became a teacher in the eastern U.S."--Provided by publisher.