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The beginner's cow : memories of a Volga German from Kansas
- Title
- The beginner's cow : memories of a Volga German from Kansas / Loren Schmidtberger.
- Author
- Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-
- Publication
- Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2016]
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F690.R85 S36 2016 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 314 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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.
- Series Statement
- American Midwest series
- Subject
- Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-
- Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.) > Faculty > Biography
- Russian Germans > Kansas > Biography
- German Americans > Kansas > Biography
- Farm life > Kansas > Ellis County > History > 20th century
- Community life > Kansas > Ellis County > History > 20th century
- College teachers > New Jersey > Jersey City > Biography
- Kansas > Social life and customs > 20th century
- Ellis County (Kan.) > Social life and customs > 20th century
- Ellis County (Kan.) > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9781612481685
- 161248168X
- LCCN
- 2016009118
- OCLC
- ocn945693766
- SCSB-1872487
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library