The beginner's cow, memories of a Volga German from Kansas, Loren Schmidtberger
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The beginner's cow, memories of a Volga German from Kansas, Loren Schmidtberger
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The beginner's cow
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Loren Schmidtberger
Series statement
American Midwest
Sub title
memories of a Volga German from Kansas
Summary
At the age of seven, Loren Schmidtberger was assigned to a beginner's cow-the gentlest cow in the herd and the easiest for a child just beginning to milk. As he learned to milk with the help of the cow, he also learned the art of living from the unforgiving reality of the Dust Bowl years tempered by the steadfast resilience of his Volga German community.After he left the family's isolated Kansas farm and throughout his teaching career, Schmidtberger's life was filled with ever-present memories of family and community. Now he offers us those memories in stories told with wry humor and gentle grace. These tales span the decades with a clear-eyed gaze, reflecting a cultural legacy that laid the foundation for a life well-lived, and illustrating the deep cultural changes between America in the 1930s and the America we know today
Target audience
adult
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Contributor
Subject
- Community life -- Kansas -- Ellis County -- History -- 20th century
- Kansas -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-
- Electronic books
- Ellis County (Kan.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Farm life -- Kansas -- Ellis County -- History -- 20th century
- German Americans -- Kansas -- Biography
- Russian Germans -- Kansas -- Biography
- Ellis County (Kan.) -- Biography
- College teachers -- New Jersey -- Jersey City -- Biography
- Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.) -- Faculty -- Biography
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- Community life -- Kansas -- Ellis County -- History -- 20th century
- Kansas -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Schmidtberger, Loren F., 1928-
- Electronic books
- Ellis County (Kan.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Farm life -- Kansas -- Ellis County -- History -- 20th century
- German Americans -- Kansas -- Biography
- Russian Germans -- Kansas -- Biography
- Ellis County (Kan.) -- Biography
- College teachers -- New Jersey -- Jersey City -- Biography
- Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, N.J.) -- Faculty -- Biography
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- Author1