LEADER 02472nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910450802703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58729-423-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000447514 035 $a(EBL)859289 035 $a(OCoLC)775873077 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119343 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146373 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119343 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10057346 035 $a(PQKB)11633021 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC859289 035 $a(OCoLC)56109579 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12489 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL859289 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354473 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000447514 100 $a20020319d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCentral standard$b[electronic resource] $ea time, a place, a family /$fPatrick Irelan 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aA Bur Oak book 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-87745-830-8 327 $aContents; 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; INDEX 330 $aIn Central Standard: A Time, a Place, a Family, Patrick Irelan vividly recaptures a remarkable era in midwestern history in twenty-four beautifully crafted and often witty essays. Beginning with his parents' marriage in 1932 and continuing into the present, Irelan relates the many wonderful stories and experiences of his Davis County, Iowa, family. In ""Country Living,"" he describes his parents' disheartening life as farmers during the worst years of the Depression. ""The CB&Qo then relates the happiest years of his family's life when his parents lived and worked in the Burlington Railroad de 410 0$aBur oak book. 606 $aCountry life 607 $aMiddle West$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCountry life. 676 $a977/.033/0922 676 $aB 700 $aIrelan$b Patrick$f1943-$0915808 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450802703321 996 $aCentral standard$92053050 997 $aUNINA