The milkweed ladies /

The Milkweed Ladies the memoirs of poet Louise McNeill, is written our deep affection for and intimate knowledge of the lives of rural people and the rhythms of the natural world. It is a personal account of the farm in southern West Virginia where her family has lived for nine generations. Born in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McNeill, Louise
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©1988.
Subjects:
McNeill, Louise > Childhood and youth.
McNeill, Louise.
1900-1999
Poets, American > 20th century > Biography.
Farm life > West Virginia.
Poètes américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Vie à la ferme > Virginie-Occidentale.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Childhood and youth of a person
Farm life.
Manners and customs.
Poets, American.
West Virginia > Social life and customs.
Virginie-Occidentale > Mœurs et coutumes.
West Virginia.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Milkweed Ladies the memoirs of poet Louise McNeill, is written our deep affection for and intimate knowledge of the lives of rural people and the rhythms of the natural world. It is a personal account of the farm in southern West Virginia where her family has lived for nine generations. Born in 1911, McNeill tells the story of her own growing years on the farm through the circadian rhythms of rural life. She presents the farm itself, "its level fields, its fence row, and hilly pastures ... some two hundred acres of trees and bluegrass, running water, and the winding, dusty paths that.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 122 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780822979777
0822979772

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