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Frank Mathias was born in Maysville, Kentucky, (pop. 7000) in 1925 and grew up in nearby Carlisle (pop. 1500), where life in his small town was much like that in towns and villages all across America. He came of age in an era of total security; his parents never even had a key to their front door. D...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mathias, Frank Furlong
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mathias, Frank Furlong.
Manners and customs.
Depressions.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Depressions > 1929 > Kentucky > Carlisle.
United States.
Kentucky > Carlisle.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 20e siecle.
Carlisle (Ky.) > Biography.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Personal narratives > American.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Lucky and Nannie; 2. Carlisle and Maysville; 3. Our Main Street Neighborhood; 4. Cigars and Cinnamon Balls; 5. Hammering Catfish and Other Events; 6. The Uncommon Cold and the Specialty Man; 7. Major and Minor; 8. The Forces of Nature; 9. They Called Him Lucky; 10. A Shoeshine and a Smile; Illustrations; 11. Burma Shave and Buzzard Roost; 12. Foo-fighters and Kinniconick; 13. Making Do with the Great Depression; 14. Cops, Robbers, and Characters; 15. Summertime; 16. Hanging around Town; 17. Camp Black Hawk and Carlisle Christianity.
  • 18. Maysville on My Mind19. The Queen City and the Kings; 20. Life Went on as Usual; 21. Poetry and War; 22. The Music Goes Round and Round; Postscript.

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