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Popcorn in a Pillowcase

Autor Patrick G. O'Neill, Kathleen O'Neill Allison, Trafford Publishing
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Popcorn in a Pillowcase details the life of a youngster born in 1929, just three months before Black Tuesday in late October. Our grandparents were the last of the pioneers who came to claim homestead land in Montana. This book describes the day-to-day concerns and adventures of the author and his family through the decade of the '30s. Hard times affected everyone and forced many adaptations in everyday life. One of these adaptations is the source of the title of the book. Some of the chapters describe a typical rural school, how people raised crops and animals, winters that were particularly harsh and social activities. It was a time when children were raised with less sensitivity and feelings of neighbors were of less importance than now. Montana was the edge of the Frontier. This is where those who didn't 'fit in' with each other came to live. That may be where the saying, "Rough around the edges," came from. Neighbors did watch to make sure everyone had enough to eat and were warm in cold weather.
Ways of doing farm/ranch work changed with improved machinery, but power tools were few and far between. Homes sometimes had a hand operated pump in the kitchen, which was the extent of 'running water.' There were a few generator/battery plants for electric lights and the phones were big oak boxes that hung on the wall with a crank to call the operator. Toward the end of the '30s many things appeared that made life easier. Also, there arrived a feeling in the air, a kind of anticipation, which signaled an end to the "Hard Times." Rumblings from across the ocean of nations threatening nations caused a few old timers a little concern. These were mostly dismissed as being about asimportant as the momentary glow of sheet lightning way off on the horizon. The decade ended with folks looking forward to a better tomorrow.
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ISBN-13: 9781412084161
ISBN-10: 1412084164
Pagini: 119
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Editura: Troubador Publishing

Notă biografică

Patrick taught in rural schools for two years and in city systems for five years in Montana. Being drafted in 1952 interrupted teaching. After a year in Army electronic school and a year in the South Pacific at the nuclear testing grounds, he went back to public schools. He has a diploma from Northern Montana College and Bachelors degree from Eastern Montana College. Susan and Patrick married in 1958 and moved to Oregon in the summer of 1959. Summers at the University of Oregon resulted in a Master's degree and post graduate certification in many different Special Education and testing areas. In Eugene, Oregon, he taught in elementary classrooms for ten years, worked with Special Education students in basic skills for ten years and administered testing for certifying students for special help for another ten years. He retired in 1988 and has had a business restoring antique clocks and a hobby of putting together a family history.