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Levi's dream : a 1930 trip to the National Parks in a Model A Ford - with seven children / Kerry Killinger, Linda Killinger, Marilee Cottington McAlpine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Killinger, Kerry Cottington, author.
- Killinger, Linda Cottington, author.
- McAlpine, Marilee Cottington, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Social conditions--1918-1932.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Connecticut : Prospecta Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- When they first began working on this book, the authorsthought they would simply write the story of Linda Killinger's grandparentswho, with seven of their thirteen kids, took a fifteen-month trip across thecountry visiting relatives and the national parks, in their brand new 1930Model A Ford. Very quickly, they realized this was not just a simplestory. Instead, they began to see it as a reveal of how this moment of historyaffected not only their grandparents' family, but the generations to come, inthe same way these historic events have affected so many other families . Levi'sDream presents a living history of twentieth-century America. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated tocharity via The Kerry and Linda Killinger Foundation. Visit our website,thekillingerfoundation.org.
- Contents:
- Intro
- 1930 Map of US Showing Trip Route
- 1Introduction
- Chapter3 One
- 1929: Levi's Dream
- Chapter20 Two
- 1909-1920: The Golden Age of Agriculture and the Emerging Age of Auto and Air Transportation
- Chapter42 Three
- The 1920s on an Iowa Farm
- 57Chapter Four
- 1926: You're Ahead in a Ford All the Way. From the Model T to the Model A
- Chapter 68Five
- 1930: The Trip Begins: Crystal Lake to Cody, Wyoming
- Chapter78 Six
- 1930: Yellowstone National Park
- Chapter91 Seven
- 1930: On the Way to the West Coast
- Chapter103 Eight
- 1930-31: Living the Life in Compton, California
- Chapter 121Nine
- 1931: Home to Iowa
- Chapter 139Ten
- The Tumultuous Thirties
- Epilogue153
- The Winds of War
- National 161Parks, National Forests, and cities visited on the trip
- Publications165 That Helped Us with Research
- About the Authors173
- Acknowledgments175.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-63226-126-X
- OCLC:
- 1369643790
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