TY - BOOK AU - Liffrig,Doris Hermundstad AU - Gordon,Melissa TI - Growing up rich in a poor family: childhood memories from the great depression SN - 9781462032099 PY - 2011/// CY - Bloomington, Ind. PB - iUniverse, Inc. KW - Liffrig, Doris Hermundstad, KW - Farm life KW - North Dakota KW - Juvenile literature KW - Families KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - Brothers and sisters KW - Biography KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft N1 - A little girl named Doris and her brothers, Jerold and Orin -- A penny from heaven -- Mama! A tramp is coming over the hill! -- I hear a lump now, Mama! -- A tale about herding cows -- The land of make-believe -- Ice cream every summer -- Jerold! The house is locked! -- But Mama! I don't want to go to school! -- An early morning sleigh ride -- Best friend Betsy -- Christmas on the farm N2 - "Growing Up Rich in a Poor Family is written for young people but will appeal to readers of all ages. Children will enjoy stories about Doris and her brothers, who entertained themselves for hours in make-believe worlds with few toys. Today's parents will wonder how this pioneering family managed to enjoy life with little money and few luxuries. And seniors will travel back in time reading, "Mama! I See a Tramp Coming Over the Hill"--Recalling the hopelessness that plagues people during the Great Depression."--Page 4 of cover ER -