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The beginner's cow : memories of a Volga German from Kansas / Loren Schmidtberger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-.
- Schmidtberger, Loren F.
- Russian Germans--Kansas--Biography.
- Russian Germans.
- German Americans--Kansas--Biography.
- German Americans.
- Farm life--Kansas--Ellis County--History--20th century.
- Farm life.
- Kansas--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Kansas.
- Ellis County (Kan.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Ellis County (Kan.).
- Ellis County (Kan.)--Biography.
- Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.)--Faculty--Biography.
- Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61248-169-8
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