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As a Farm Woman Thinks: Life and Land on the Texas High Plains, 1890–1960
Nellie Witt Spikes
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Description for As a Farm Woman Thinks: Life and Land on the Texas High Plains, 1890–1960
Hardback. "Selected weekly columns by Nellie Witt Spikes, published in small-town Texas newspapers from 1930-1960, describe farm life on the Texas Panhandle, along with the region's culture and natural history. Organized topically and then chronologically, with commentary by the editor; contains historical photographs"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Cunfer, Geoff. Num Pages: 265 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
In twenty-five years of syndicated columns in small-town Texas newspapers between 1930 and 1960, Nellie Witt Spikes described her life on the High Plains, harking back to earlier times and reminiscing about pioneer settlement, farm and small-town culture, women’s work, and the natural history of the flatlands and canyons. Spikes’s life spanned the arrival of Euro-American settlers, the transition from ranching to farming, the drought and dust storms of the 1930s, and the irrigation revolution of the 1940s. Engaging and eloquent, her “As a Farm Woman Thinks” columns today conjure up a vivid portrait of a bygone era. Spikes’s best ... Read more
In twenty-five years of syndicated columns in small-town Texas newspapers between 1930 and 1960, Nellie Witt Spikes described her life on the High Plains, harking back to earlier times and reminiscing about pioneer settlement, farm and small-town culture, women’s work, and the natural history of the flatlands and canyons. Spikes’s life spanned the arrival of Euro-American settlers, the transition from ranching to farming, the drought and dust storms of the 1930s, and the irrigation revolution of the 1940s. Engaging and eloquent, her “As a Farm Woman Thinks” columns today conjure up a vivid portrait of a bygone era. Spikes’s best ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
826g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896727106
SKU
V9780896727106
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