Woman of the HeartlandRural Upbringing edition by Christine Howard Literature Fiction eBooks
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This book tells the stories of my mother's life. It is fictionalized to make it more enjoyable. My mother, Doris McAllister grew up in rural North Central Minnesota and making a living was often a struggle for the family. In spite of a post war recession followed closely by the depression they survived. Doris was a lover of books and a wonderful storyteller much of the material in these covers is based on the tales she told me and my seven siblings. Follow her life, her families many moves and even a trip across the country for her father to find work. You will relish the characters in her life Tippy the intelligent and lively fox terrier, Elwin Doris' paraplegic Uncle, Great-grandmother Arrowood who had a proverb for every occasion, her father, Alex who she dearly loved, Peter McAllister Alex's father who married five times yet left his son to be raised by his in-laws, Squirt and Squeak her younger brother and sister. Through all the tough times these people had fun and loved. So take a trip back in time and see turkeys frozen in the trees, cottage cheese in a cheesecloth bag hanging from the clothes line, party lines, house dances, and the world that is a one room school house and what the teacher who has eight grades must accomplish from lessons to cleaning the floors.
Woman of the HeartlandRural Upbringing edition by Christine Howard Literature Fiction eBooks
I love pretty much anything rural, so I think it's a given I would like this book. I felt that the characters were very realistic, and sound like people I would like to meet. I love moments that are fun and full of life, such as the high school girls talking together. I also enjoy the little details that make the story personal.I had a bit of trouble in the beginning remembering which relative was which, and I felt like the book could have used a bit more editing. Adding more conflict would also make it a more engaging book.
Overall I really enjoyed reading it. I think it's a wonderful thing to have a memory of real people in print to share, and it's wonderful to learn about history and where we came from, whether we're related to these specific people or not.
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Woman of the HeartlandRural Upbringing edition by Christine Howard Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This is definitely a page turner, heartwarming, delightful reading on rural American life of post WWI and during the Great Depression, 1921-1941. Life was tough, but families bonded with love. They reached out and offered a hand to whoever needed a lift. This core value of giving generously, accepting graciously touched me deeply. Reading about how families were trying to make ends meet, how many miles they had to walk to school, how they learned to do without "things", and the chores, it took me on a trip back in time of my growing up in Taiwan post Sino-Japanese War. We left everything behind when my family fled to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949. We had to start from the scratch. Life was simple, insufficient, but hopeful just like Doris's era. I truly can relate to Doris's journey in education. I can't wait to read about the next chapter of her life. Hurry up, Chris!!!
Woman of the Heartland by Christine Howard is an entertaining biography of the early life of Christine's mother who lived in Minnesota. The "stories" of life growing up in this period of time show all the love and family life that makes for a very enjoyable read. The descriptions of the family's journey to the Pacific Northwest (where I grew up) took me back to my trips to visit my own grandparents in the Seattle area. The photos of the family add greatly to the book. It makes it more visible to the reader of life in this area and time. I highly recommend this book.
While I was lucky enough to have known this woman, I knew very little about this daughter, sister, friend, educator, wife, mother, aunt, care giver, grandmother, great-grandmother, and volunteer to all who knew her. I thought I knew all about her, I have since learned, I knew nothing about her. This book starts where it should, with the love that Doris' parents had for one another in possibly the harshest time in this country. Traveling across the country to find work, hoping that along the way the were lucky enough not to be beaten, robbed or worse. Traveling where no roads paved existed. Stopping only to sleep, or eat and staying with relative who had no more or even less than they did. Not only going one way but coming back. Being able to see Doris start her long love of books, and her unwavering desire to know everything she could about the world out there. One that perhaps somewhere deep inside she longed to embrace and discover what it was hiding from her.Curious and yet guarded she dived headlong into everything that presented itself to her. Never afraid to take on some unknown job. Doris worked so that she could have an education and fulfill her thirst for what life had to offer her.
The title alone "Heartland Rural Upbringing." Gives us just a glimpse of what is to come. The daily struggle to eat and have a shelter is made real over and over again. The trips out to the "biffy" that would have to be made all day and night not matter what the weather. The roads and how difficult they would be after the snow fell or even the ability to get home if it was snowing. Staying in town with a family to get to school during the winter. These were not thing that were endured, but were embraced for the possibilities it would bring your whole family. Your success was their success.
This is a must read for anyone who enjoys history in its most raw form. Let your mind build the places as the are described to you. The tar paper shack in the lumber camp. the road the was drifted closed with snow. The dust that was raised as she walked to school. Take the time and slowly become part of Doris' life and family, you won't regret it. Oh yeah! Watch out for the ocean, it's just waiting for you to discover it too.
My name is Helen Elizabeth "Vasecka" Pratt and I am one of Doris's many nieces.
A real insight into the lives of rural Minnesota people during and after the depression era.
Chris Howard is very detailed in describing each scene, creating a complete picture in the mind. “Women of the Heartland” reminded me of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, just set in a scene decades later. The main character Doris is an excellent role model for young girls. She was a good daughter and helped her family, but also built her career because she went after it.
Beautifully written glimpse into the life of Doris McAllister Vasecka. The way that Doris faces the challenges and hardships of her youth is an inspiration to everyone who reads her story.
This is definitely a pageturner, heartwarming, delightful reading on rural American life of post WWI and during the Great Depression, 1921-1941. Life was tough, but families bonded with love. They reached out and offered a hand to whoever needed a lift. This core value of giving generously, accepting graciously touched me deeply. Reading about how families were trying to make ends meet, how many miles they had to walk to school, how they learned to do without "things", and the chores, it took me on a trip back in time of my growing up in Taiwan post Sino-Japanese War. We left everything behind when my family fled to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949. We had to start from the scratch. Life was simple, insufficient, but hopeful just like Doris's era. I truly can relate to Doris's journey in education. I can't wait to read about the next chapter of her life. Hurry up, Chris!!!
I love pretty much anything rural, so I think it's a given I would like this book. I felt that the characters were very realistic, and sound like people I would like to meet. I love moments that are fun and full of life, such as the high school girls talking together. I also enjoy the little details that make the story personal.
I had a bit of trouble in the beginning remembering which relative was which, and I felt like the book could have used a bit more editing. Adding more conflict would also make it a more engaging book.
Overall I really enjoyed reading it. I think it's a wonderful thing to have a memory of real people in print to share, and it's wonderful to learn about history and where we came from, whether we're related to these specific people or not.
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