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Author Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-

Title The beginner's cow : memories of a Volga German from Kansas / by Loren Schmidtberger
Published Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series American Midwest series
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-
Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.) -- Faculty -- Biography
SUBJECT Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.) fast
Subject 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
College teachers
Community life
Farm life
German Americans
Manners and customs
Russian Germans
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
SUBJECT Kansas -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Ellis County (Kan.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Ellis County (Kan.) -- Biography
Subject Kansas
Kansas -- Ellis County
New Jersey -- Jersey City
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016015175
ISBN 9781612481692
1612481698