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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.

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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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