Dust yourself off : the gravel road to a good life / by Tricia Velure and Tom Sandhei.
Material type: TextPublisher: Fargo, North Dakota : North Dakota State University Press, [2023]Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781946163509
- 1946163503
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | SANDHEI, M. V446 | Checked out | 07/06/2024 | 33111010974703 | |||
Not for Loan | Main Library | North Dakota Collection | SANDHEI, M. V446 | Not for loan | 33111010974711 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Born in 1921 on a farm near Fort Ransom, North Dakota, Muriel was a quintessential Norwegian American girl growing up in a place dubbed "Little Norway." Her childhood was one part idyllic, another part marred by the Great Depression, which struck farmers like Muriel's family during the so-called Roaring Twenties. Just as Muriel's life began to seem typical of a North Dakota farmgirl, she was forced to leave home. Death and tragedy visited her regularly in the ensuing years. Time and again, she challenged the norms of what it meant to be a traditional farm wife in mid-20th century North Dakota.Muriel's quiet yet bold courage inspired her son to share her story decades later. He found his co-author in a fellow North Dakota farm native. Together, Tom Sandhei and Tricia Velure tell a touching family story, rich in historical details and local color.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Born in 1921 on a farm near Fort Ransom, North Dakota, Muriel was a quintessential Norwegian-American girl growing up in a place dubbed "Little Norway." Her childhood was one part idyllic, another part marred by the Great Depression, which struck farmers like Muriel's family. Just as Muriel's life began to seem typical of a North Dakota farm girl, she was forced to leave home. Death and tragedy visited her regularly in the ensuing years. Time and again, she challenged the norms of what it meant to be a traditional farm wife in mid-20th century North Dakota.--Publisher.