02472nam 2200577Ia 450 991045080270332120200520144314.01-58729-423-0(CKB)1000000000447514(EBL)859289(OCoLC)775873077(SSID)ssj0000119343(PQKBManifestationID)11146373(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119343(PQKBWorkID)10057346(PQKB)11633021(MiAaPQ)EBC859289(OCoLC)56109579(MdBmJHUP)muse12489(Au-PeEL)EBL859289(CaPaEBR)ebr10354473(EXLCZ)99100000000044751420020319d2002 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCentral standard[electronic resource] a time, a place, a family /Patrick IrelanIowa City University of Iowa Pressc20021 online resource (177 p.)A Bur Oak bookIncludes index.0-87745-830-8 Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; THE CHECK; JERRY; WESTERN UNION; COUNTRY LIVING; THE CB&Q; THIRTEEN MEN; GREAT PLAINS; TRAMPS; SALEM; THE FARM; SCHOOL; BE FRUITFUL; AUSTA; THE LANDSCAPE; THELMA; HEROES; THE TANK; THE ROCK ISLAND; CENTRAL STANDARD; JANE; ANTIQUES; THE HOUSE; THE LAST TRAIN; GOING HOME; INDEXIn Central Standard: A Time, a Place, a Family, Patrick Irelan vividly recaptures a remarkable era in midwestern history in twenty-four beautifully crafted and often witty essays. Beginning with his parents' marriage in 1932 and continuing into the present, Irelan relates the many wonderful stories and experiences of his Davis County, Iowa, family. In ""Country Living,"" he describes his parents' disheartening life as farmers during the worst years of the Depression. ""The CB&Qo then relates the happiest years of his family's life when his parents lived and worked in the Burlington Railroad deBur oak book.Country lifeMiddle WestBiographyElectronic books.Country life.977/.033/0922BIrelan Patrick1943-915808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450802703321Central standard2053050UNINA