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1 online resource (xii, 122 pages) : illustrations |
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Acknowledgments; A Patch of Earth; G.D.'s Sea Chest; Granny Fanny's Thorn Broom Handle; The Door Peg; Green-up Time; Apple Butter Red; Neighborhood Ways; Signs and Portents; Over Bonnie; The Coming of the Roads; Night at the Commodore |
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The Milkweed Ladies the memoirs of poet Louise McNeill, is written our deep affection for and intimate knowledge of the lives of rural people and the rhythms of the natural world. It is a personal account of the farm in southern West Virginia where her family has lived for nine generations. Born in 1911, McNeill tells the story of her own growing years on the farm through the circadian rhythms of rural life. She presents the farm itself, "its level fields, its fence row, and hilly pastures ... some two hundred acres of trees and bluegrass, running water, and the winding, dusty paths that |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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McNeill, Louise -- Childhood and youth
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McNeill, Louise fast |
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Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Farm life -- West Virginia
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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Childhood and youth of a person
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Farm life
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Manners and customs
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Poets, American
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West Virginia -- Social life and customs
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West Virginia
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Biographies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822979777 |
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0822979772 |
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