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Deeply moved by his mother's memories of a waning era and rapidly disappearing lifestyle, John Ise painstakingly recorded the adventures and adversities of his family and boyhood neighbors—the early homesteaders of Osborne County, Kansas. First published in 1936, his "nonfiction novel" Sod and Stubble has since become a widely read and much loved classic. In the original, Ise changed some identities and time sequences but accurately retained the...
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F. Walter
Pub. Date
1996]
Language
English
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Florence Walter trained as a nurse and was first sent to Nigeria as a missionary by the Evangelical United Brethren Church in 1952. She returned to the United States permanently when she retired in 1982. This autobiography includes information on her family and friends in both the United States and Nigeria.
13) An autobiography
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B. Matchett
Pub. Date
1997]
Language
English
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This autobiography originated as a series of letters from the Reverend Benjamin Matchett to his daughter, Vesta, written between 1919 and 1922. For his birthday in 1923 Vesta presented him with this typed version of his life story. Matchett served as a clergyman in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma during a career. He also served as Speaker of the House Pro Tem in the Kansas legislature. He was inducted into the Osborne County (Kansas) Hall of Fame in...
