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When horses pulled the plow [electronic resource]

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As he turns 100 years old, Olaf Larson looks back at his farm boyhood, weaving invaluable historical details of farming and rural life with wry tales about his family, neighbors, and one-room schoolhouse in the American Midwest.

Title When horses pulled the plow [electronic resource] : life of a Wisconsin farm boy, 1910-1929 / Olaf F. Larson.
Additional Titles Life of a Wisconsin farm boy, 1910-1929
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press
Creation Date c2011
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
English
Content Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Setting: Family, Farm, and Locality -- 2. The Farmstead and Farmhouse -- 3. Crops -- 4. Livestock -- 5. Equipment -- 6. Hired Men -- 7. Patterns of Work and Farm Life -- 8. Transportation and Communication -- 9. Country School and High School -- 10. Health and Medical Care -- 11. Playtime, Pets, and Projects -- 12. Other Memories of My Life on the Farm -- Epilogue: Back to the Farm, 1943-1944 -- Suggested Readings.
Series Wisconsin land and life
Extent 1 online resource (204 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010717655705171
MARC RECORDS
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