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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface; Oh, Youth!; Marching Away; Climbing into the Ring; Going to the Dance; Driving Lessons; Waiting Up; Road Shows Remembered; Back to School Blues; The Sound of Peace; Listen To What I Hear; Comes an Echo on the Breeze; Changing Course; Forever Friends; Still Afloat at Fifty; Synchronized Heartbeats; No Place to Run; Shuffle and Deal; Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight; Old Friends; Comfort and Joy; Windy Day Wreckage; Blest Be The Ties That Bind; Dance Lessons; Mission Impossible; Language of Love; Making of a Mother-in-Law; Christmas Windows; Partings Well Made; Moving Muriel |
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Barn Wood HarvestIn Waiting; Becoming a Grandmother; Learning Curves; Rip Van Winkle Returns to School; Technology Aversion; Washed-Up Dishwasher; Cubby Bear Bliss; Sailing Away; Leap of Faith; Child-Rearing Changes; Owner's Manual; Downward Dogs; Cross-Country Skiing; Bum Knee; Grateful Hearts; Christmas Rose; Giving Thanks; Swinging along the Open Road; Dancing with Vera; You've Got Mail; Heaven in a Wildflower; In Search of a Silver Lining; Looking for Rainbows; Under The Milky Way; Midnight Crossing; Recycled Dump Days; Birdsong; Child of Nature; Willie the Wolf and Other Wildlife |
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Loon RangerNight Skies Beckon; Listening for Wolves; Swimming across Big Water; Acknowledgments; About the Author |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Mamminga, Marnie O
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| SUBJECT |
Mamminga, Marnie O. fast |
| Subject |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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| Genre/Form |
autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016058488 |
| ISBN |
9780870208256 |
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087020825X |
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