A Farm Boy In The Rain

Author : Robert B. Brown
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781643509426

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A Farm Boy in the Rain by Robert B. Brown Pdf

A Farm Boy in the Rain is Robert Brown's uplifting memoir of a poor farm boy who stood in the rain weeping at the hand fortune had dealt him, but who actually went on to have an interesting and fruitful life. It is a true story of how he met and overcame many daunting challenges in his life including devastating blindness. It is a story of the many people he met and worked with over the years, what he saw, and what he accomplished. Robert wrote this book from memory while in his eighties, being totally blind for over thirty years. The story starts with a description of his childhood years. As a child, he witnessed the death of a beloved grandparent and the destruction of his family, agonizing sickness, and finally rescued. Throughout the book, he tries to show how miracles always accompanied the events in his life. He describes in detail what he saw and heard in those years, that slipped by rapidly — the years of economic depression, World War II, the fifties, the sixties, and all the remaining decades of the twentieth century. A Farm Boy in the Rain is an uplifting story of determination and perseverance.

Author : Robert B. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1643509411

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A Farm Boy in the Rain by Robert B. Brown Pdf

A Farm Boy in the Rain is Robert Brown's uplifting memoir of a poor farm boy who stood in the rain weeping at the hand fortune had dealt him, but who actually went on to have an interesting and fruitful life. It is a true story of how he met and overcame many daunting challenges in his life including devastating blindness. It is a story of the many people he met and worked with over the years, what he saw, and what he accomplished. Robert wrote this book from memory while in his eighties, being totally blind for over thirty years. The story starts with a description of his childhood years. As a child he witnessed the death of a beloved grandparent and the destruction of his family, agonizing sickness, and finally rescue. Throughout the book, he tries to show how miracles always accompanied the events in his life. He describes in detail what he saw and heard in those years, that slipped by rapidly - the years of economic depression, World War II, the fifties, the sixties, and all the remaining decades of the twentieth century. A Farm Boy in the Rain is an uplifting story of determination and perseverance.

Author : Bud Veer
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781434391414

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A Farm Boy's Journey by Bud Veer Pdf

Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780870207952

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Never Curse the Rain by Jerry Apps Pdf

Growing up on the family farm, Jerry Apps learned from a young age that water was precious. The farm had no running water, a windmill pumped drinking water for the small herd of cattle, and Jerry and his brothers hauled bucket after bucket of water for the family’s use. A weekly bath was considered sufficient. And when it rained, it was cause for celebration. Indeed, if ever the Apps boys complained about a rainy day spoiling their plans, their father admonished, "Never curse the rain," for the family’s very livelihood depended upon it. In Never Curse the Rain, Jerry shares his memories of water, from its importance to his family’s crops and cattle to its many recreational uses—fishing trips, canoe journeys, and the simple pleasures of an afternoon spent dreaming in the haymow as rain patters on the barn roof. Water is still a touchstone in Jerry’s life, and he explores the ways he’s found it helpful in soothing a troubled mind or releasing creativity. He also discusses his concerns about the future of water and ensuring we always have enough. For, as Jerry writes, "Water is one of the most precious things on this planet, necessary for all life, and we must do everything we can to protect it."

Author : Isaac Phillips Roberts
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501729706

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Autobiography of a Farm Boy by Isaac Phillips Roberts Pdf

This autobiography of the first Dean of the College of Agriculture at Cornell University offers an unconventional account of farm life in New York and the Middle West during the nineteenth century, and of the difficulties attendant upon building up a vital and progressive agricultural college. Born in Seneca County, New York, in 1833, Isaac Phillips Roberts emigrated west—first to Indiana, where he worked as a carpenter until he was able to buy a farm, and taught school during the winters; then, in 1862, to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, in a pioneer wagon with his wife, Margaret, and daughter. In 1869, he became the Superindent of the Farm and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Iowa Agricultural College at Ames, where he soon became Professor of Agriculture. In 1873, he returned to New York to take a similar position at Cornell University; shortly thereafer, he was made Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Station. During his thirty years of service in Ithaca, he wrote voluminously on agricultural subjects, and after his retirement, penned Autobiography of a Farm Boy, initially published in 1916, reissued by Cornell University Press in 1946, and now made available in paperback. He died in Palo Alto, California, in 1928.

Author : David Pullen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781312005518

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Always a Farm Boy by David Pullen Pdf

David Pullen has worked with farm animals since an early age. He has always loved his job. After graduating in Animal Science he worked as a Field Trials Officer for a large pharmaceutical company and learnt a great deal more about live stock health problems. He moved to western Canada in 1976 with his daughter Fiona and married his wife Ann in 1977, where he farmed for another 37 years. Ann is an E.S.L. teacher and Fiona works for a printing company. They are both very supportive of his writing. This book encompasses a life time of David's memoirs, pictures and poems, both charming and funny, of his life in the UK and Canada. David lives in Mission, BC Canada.

Author : Donald F. Megnin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781465318398

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A Farm Boy Sees the World by Donald F. Megnin Pdf

This story about a farm boy who for the first time is really exposed to the world as he had never envisioned it to be, but grew up fascinated by the variety and unique types of people whom he has encountered over the course of his lifetime. Obviously, a great deal has been left out or omitted: some intentionally, and some inadvertently. The aging mind begins to remember people, places and events which have had a lasting impact as the years have gone by. Ive no doubt left out some very salient points which others may remember, but I have forgotten. I also, however, have remembered events people and places which some persons may have preferred to forget. Hence, as time goes by those whose lives have had the greatest impact upon my own life may already be among those who have gone on while the rest of us await our own end one of these years.

Author : Col[Ret] G. Brennand
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781525504969

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Farm Boy To Fly Boy by Col[Ret] G. Brennand Pdf

From his childhood growing up in Depression-era rural Manitoba to his rise through the ranks to become a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Col Gordon Brennand’s memoir, Farm Boy to Flyboy, is as much a history of the RCAF in the twentieth century as it is an account of his own life. Born a bit too late to participate in WWII, Gordon was inspired by Canada’s involvement in the Korean War to pursue a life in the military. After a failed start in the Navy, he enlisted with the Air Force with faint hopes of perhaps becoming a fighter pilot. Not only did he succeed, he logged four thousand hours on various jet aircraft types including over 1100 hours on the F-86 Sabre, which was the state-of-the-art fighter jet throughout most his thirty-four-year career, not to mention hundreds of hours on various other types of aircraft. He experienced several close calls during that time, including one incident when he had to eject and another when he had to force land due to engine failure. He went on to command two bases and has spent time living in most Canadian provinces as well as Germany, where he served for three years during the Cold War. Fascinating and insightful, this book will appeal to those who are fascinated by the military and flying as well as those who are simply seeking a first-person account of what life was really like for the men and women who served in the RCAF throughout one of the most pivotal periods of twentieth-century history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Amusements
ISBN : HARVARD:HN319N

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The Farmer's Boy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Curt Iden
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781649523846

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The River Elkhorn-Recollections Of A Farm Boy Of The 1940s by Curt Iden Pdf

The River Elkhorn is a vivid recollection of life as experienced by a young farm boy. The family farm, situated along the banks of the Elkhorn River in northeastern Nebraska, provided ample opportunity for excitement. Home-made entertainment and witnessing farming failures were all part of the boy's young years in the 1940s. Riding calves in a barnyard rodeo, cruising down the river on a log raft, and riding a horse bareback at full gallop are examples of fun at full tilt. Coyote pups and Lassie, the pet raccoon, were some of his companions. Slopping the hogs and milking the cows by hand were chores turned into mischief by young Curt. Stealing a ride on his dad's river trolley became excitement beyond the boy's intent. The author's love of the dusty hay loft was pure pleasure.

Author : Phil Stong
Publisher : eNet Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781618867728

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Farm Boy by Phil Stong Pdf

As a nine-year old city boy travels from Des Moines, Iowa by train to visit his grandfather's farm in the early 1900s, he imagines how he will impress his cousins ― with stories of skyscrapers and trolley cars, automobiles and the Union Park Zoo, Ingersoll Amusement Park, and the Capitol ― things he thinks might dazzle farm boys. However, as his cousins and his grandfather introduce him to country life, the eyes that are dazzled become his own. The Iowa Kids 1910 series is a collection of three unforgettable stories -- humorously captured and simply told. Farm Boy, High Waters, No-Sitch the Hound.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172130857991

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Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1186 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : American literature
ISBN : IND:32000000491672

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Ballou's Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : John O. Jacobs
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781477152911

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Farm Boy's Dream by John O. Jacobs Pdf

My vision of flying started with C. Lindberg flying solo across the Atlantic and the pictures of him landing in France at night, I believe. I believe there was also a fellow by the name of Chamberln not sure of the spelling on his name who had planned the same trip, but Lindberg beat him to it; I believe he was from Iowa. And then there was Col. Roscoe Turner, who held world s speed record at, I believe it was, 300 mph sometime in the early thirties. And then there was Wily Post one-eyed pilot, who, with Will Rogers, a humorist from Oklahoma, attempted a round-the-world flight and crashed; and both were killed in Alaska. And then the China Clipper on its maiden flight John Music I used to; believe me. And then there was Amelia Earhart. Flying was in my blood, until I did not get to attend high school; so my flying dreams went out the window, knowing that I would need all the education to get there. So WW II came along, and as you see, my dream did come true to come out of service and to be qualified to fly any aircraft that was being flown in the world. And now you would wonder: why would anyone pass up an opportunity such as that? Good question . . . you were allowed only twenty hours a week flying time . . . free time that bothered me; being a farmer, we had no free time to speak of. There was nothing more boring than flying hours on end with nothing to look at. It was not boring on the way to a target but on the way back to base five hours of blue sky and water. We did not fly every day, maybe three missions a week. There was no recreation down there, believe me. Since I was the youngest, it was expected of me to take care of my parents on the farm.

Author : Captain Arthur L. Gregg,Ann E. Snelling
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780359398492

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Farm Boy to Fly Boy by Captain Arthur L. Gregg,Ann E. Snelling Pdf

This is the story of a WW2 P-40 pilot from induction to separation. The narrative takes the reader from 1941 to 1946 and includes the China, Burma, India theater of operations. Excerpts from letters home and photos bring to life this fascinating tale of adventure. Publication of this book celebrates the 100th birthday of the author who resides in the Pacific Northwest.