The melon capital of the world : a memoir / Blake Allmendinger ; set in Bulmer by Lindsey Auten ; designed by N. Putens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allmendinger, Blake, author.

Contributor:

Auten, Lindsey, type designer.

Putens, N., designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult children of divorced parents--United States--Biography.

Adult children of divorced parents.

Baby boom generation--United States--Biography.

Baby boom generation.

Rocky Ford (Colo.)--Biography.

Rocky Ford (Colo.).

Rocky Ford (Colo.)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska ; London, England : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this psychologically gripping memoir, Blake Allmendinger returns to his childhood home after a forty-year absence. His homecoming to the struggling farming community of Rocky Ford, Colorado, formerly known as the Melon Capital of the World, forces the author to confront his own sad and disturbing history, one that parallels his hometown's decline. Allmendinger's family was dominated by his emotionally and mentally unstable mother, who became depressed while living in Rocky Ford as a young woman. For the rest of her life she abused the members of her family, creating tensions that remained

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""1. The Melon Capital of the World""; ""2. TJ Is a Wonderful Boy""; ""3. I Met a Traveler from an Antique Land""; ""4. Bad Day for a Black Brother""; ""5. Remember Me""; ""6. A Bump in the Road""; ""7. The Diary""; ""About Blake Allmendinger""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803256651

0803256655

9780803256644

0803256647

OCLC:

923710413