Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
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Author: Mildred Armstrong KalishEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 0553384244
Number of pages: 292
Publisher: Bantam
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- ISBN13: 9780553384246
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "Making do" - the old American virtue
Summary: 5 Stars
There was a time - not that long ago, really - within the memory of many of us, or right before our time - when people made a full life out of "making do." Mildred Kalish's book is a delicious celebration (complete with recipes) of that all-but-vanished part of the American character.
People "made do" because there was no alternative, and Mrs. Kalish makes no attempt to gloss over the hard work involved. But the pride and satisfaction that comes with the achievement of self-sufficiency through individual and communal responsibility makes the whole book glow with a feeling of "this is as it should be. This is how people are supposed to live together."
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