LEADER 01873nam 2200385 450 001 9910794724103321 005 20171118133928.0 010 $a0-87020-825-X 035 $a(CKB)4340000000191131 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4914492 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000191131 100 $a20170822h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aOn a clear night $eessays from the heartland /$fMarnie O. Mamminga 210 1$aMadison, [Wisconsin] :$cWisconsin Historical Society,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (256 pages) 311 $a0-87020-824-1 330 $a"Part memoir, part history, the essays in On a Clear Night portray everyday life in the Heartland, reflecting on work, family, friendships, nature, love, and loss. While they are written from a personal perspective, the essays echo the sentiments of many who live in the heart of the country. Divided into six parts, these fifty-seven essays span the course of Mamminga's life: spending summers at her family's North Woods cabin as a child, marrying her high school sweetheart, raising three sons, becoming a mother-in-law and a grandmother, and finally mourning the loss of her parents' generation. These vignettes are both humorous and poignant, highlighting the importance of ordinary moments and the common experiences that unite us"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs$2bisacsh 615 7$aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. 676 $a814/.6 686 $aBIO026000$2bisacsh 700 $aMamminga$b Marnie O.$01496271 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794724103321 996 $aOn a clear night$93720839 997 $aUNINA