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The Lifelong Impact of 4-H : Stories from Texas /

Heartwarming, surprising, and inspirational: this collection of thirty-one stories from families and individuals whose lives have been touched by 4-H covers more than a century of history in Texas. It traces the organization from its agricultural origins at the turn of the twentieth century to its p...

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Otros Autores: Couch, Martha E. (Editor ), Lepley, Toby L., 1969- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Published for Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service by Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Foreword / by Chris Boleman -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Corn clubs and the origins of 4-H / Thomas "Tom" Meriwether Marks -- The depression and farm life / Leola Lala Kalich -- A living legend / Alvin G. Davis -- A well-balanced development / Lois Kalich -- The $25 savings account / Iris Kalich -- The life of a panhandle girl / Helen Piehl -- Number seventeen / Joe Townsend -- A 4-H life around Texas / Kay Botard Bezner -- Sears gilt kicks off extension career / Gloria Schwarlose -- A home filled with 4-H / Martha E. Couch -- Family involvement is what made the difference / The Crawford Family -- A McDonald's businessman and West Texas roundup / Richard Ligon -- Opportunity, encouragement, and support / Betsy Leatherwood Harkey -- The best place to meet a girl / Gary Don Harkey -- Decades of 4-H / Douglas Steele -- Livestock judging and youth leadership / John W. Campbell -- Generations of gold stars / Nicole Sellers -- "Saving grace" / Jeff W. Howard -- An extension legacy / Toby L. Lepley -- A solid foundation / Rudy Ritz -- The value of a gravel road / Jerheme Urban -- Nothing you do for children is ever wasted / Kerrie Steiert -- From shooting sports to fighter jets / Kevin Schiller -- The 4-H Olympian / Connie Schiller Smotek -- Lessons from lambs / Nicole Huff Mitchell -- Boys and their field of dreams / Patti, Chad, and Casey Jones, with Toby L. Lepley -- The sanity of a mom and her will for her sons / Trent Willmon -- From the clover to the White House / James Glueck -- Taking 4-H to Iraq / Jonathon Glueck -- From small-town kid to PhD / Justin Benavidez -- A Texas family's legacy / Jody, Marion, Josh, and Ben Hall. 
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