ISBN: 9781931832397

Born in 1918 in Fort Benton, Montana, Nedra Sterry has crafted a powerful memoir of life on the Montana prairies and a childhood defined in equal measure by poverty and grace, hard work a… More...

Born in 1918 in Fort Benton, Montana, Nedra Sterry has crafted a powerful memoir of life on the Montana prairies and a childhood defined in equal measure by poverty and grace, hard work and family ties. The daughter of hailed-out homesteaders, Sterry grew up in a succession of very remote one-room schoolhouses in northern and central Montana, where her mother, a teacher, eked out a living. Sterry married a wheat farmer and raised five children of her own on the Montana Hi-Line, and she learned young to take pleasure where she found it: in porcupine hunts, Saturday night dances, well-told stories, and the meadowlark''s song. Clear-eyed and decidedly unsentimental, Sterry traces her family through the homesteading boom, the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar advancements brought by rural electrification. In doing so, she offers remarkable insight -- and a woman''s perspective -- on family, work, and life in 20th century Montana. Books > Biography & Memoirs List_Books<

2002, ISBN: 1931832390

[EAN: 9781931832397], Neubuch, [PU: Riverbend Publishing], MONTANA AUTHOR. NORTH CENTRAL HOMESTEADING MEMOIR. NORTHERN PLAINS HOMESTEADING. FORT BENTON, MONTANA. GREAT DEPRESSION; PLAINS.… More...

[EAN: 9781931832397], Neubuch, [PU: Riverbend Publishing], MONTANA AUTHOR. NORTH CENTRAL HOMESTEADING MEMOIR. NORTHERN PLAINS HOMESTEADING. FORT BENTON, MONTANA. GREAT DEPRESSION; PLAINS. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION. ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES. 20TH CENTURY WHEAT FARMING;, Reprint edition is new: clean, square and tight. From the back cover: "Born in 1918 in Fort Benton, Montana, Nedra Sterry has crafted a powerful memoir of life on the Montana prairies and a childhood defined in equal measure by poverty, grace, hard work and family ties." As the daughter of an itinerant school teacher, Nedra Sterry traveled widely in Montana and lived in many small communities where her mother taught in one-room schoolhouses. One reviewer: "I realized as I finished reading that I had been holding my breath. This author really knows how to tell a story." Nedra Sterry died in 2013 at age 95.<

2002, ISBN: 1931832390

[EAN: 9781931832397], Neubuch, [PU: Riverbend Publishing], MONTANA AUTHOR. NORTH CENTRAL HOMESTEADING MEMOIR. NORTHERN PLAINS HOMESTEADING. FORT BENTON, MONTANA. GREAT DEPRESSION; PLAINS.… More...

[EAN: 9781931832397], Neubuch, [PU: Riverbend Publishing], MONTANA AUTHOR. NORTH CENTRAL HOMESTEADING MEMOIR. NORTHERN PLAINS HOMESTEADING. FORT BENTON, MONTANA. GREAT DEPRESSION; PLAINS. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION. ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES. 20TH CENTURY WHEAT FARMING;, Reprint edition is new: clean, square and tight. From the back cover: "Born in 1918 in Fort Benton, Montana, Nedra Sterry has crafted a powerful memoir of life on the Montana prairies and a childhood defined in equal measure by poverty, grace, hard work and family ties." As the daughter of an itinerant school teacher, Nedra Sterry traveled widely in Montana and lived in many small communities where her mother taught in one-room schoolhouses. One reviewer: "I realized as I finished reading that I had been holding my breath. This author really knows how to tell a story." Nedra Sterry died in 2013 at age 95.<

ISBN: 9781931832397

An exceptionally well-told account of growing up on the Montana prairies through the homestead boom, the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar advancements brought by rural elec… More...

An exceptionally well-told account of growing up on the Montana prairies through the homestead boom, the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar advancements brought by rural electrification. Prize-winning novelist Cai Emmons praises Sterry by saying she really knows how to tell a story. Sterry grew up in a succession of isolated one-room schools in northern and central Montana, where her mother, a teacher, eked out a living. A must read for anyone who loves Montana and its rich history. Nedra Sterry, Books, Biography and Memoir, When The Meadowlark Sings: The Story Of A Montana Family Books>Biography and Memoir, Riverbend Publishing<